How Many People Are Named Shella?
An estimated 849 people in the United States have the first name Shella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Shella peaked in popularity in 1959 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shella as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shella paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
849
About 1 in 403,715 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1959
42 births
Total Registered
1,129
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shella
Shella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,129 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shella as a female name
Ranked #14,969 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1959 (42 births)
Shella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shella span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 303 babies were registered. Shella has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shella by Decade
How has Shella tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shella by State
Birth registrations for Shella span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, Ohio, Texas. The lowest are in Florida, New York, Mississippi. On average, about 8 Shellas were registered per state.
Shella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shella
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Shella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shella?
We estimate approximately 849 people named Shella are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 403,715 Americans share this first name.
Is Shella a common name?
Shella is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,129 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shella most popular?
Shella reached peak popularity in 1959, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shella is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shella a female name?
Shella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shella Smith, Shella Johnson, Shella Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me