How Many People Are Named Shellee?
An estimated 726 people in the United States have the first name Shellee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Shellee peaked in popularity in 1966 with 40 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shellee 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 Shellee paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
726
About 1 in 472,113 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1966
40 births
Total Registered
859
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shellee
Shellee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 859 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shellee as a female name
Ranked #18,385 in 2004
5 female births in 2004
Peak: 1966 (40 births)
Shellee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shellee span from the 1940s to the 2000s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 330 babies were registered. Shellee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shellee by Decade
How has Shellee 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.
Shellee by State
Birth registrations for Shellee span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Washington. The lowest are in Utah, Illinois, Washington. On average, about 25 Shellees were registered per state.
Shellee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shellee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shellee
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Shellee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shellee?
We estimate approximately 726 people named Shellee 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 472,113 Americans share this first name.
Is Shellee a common name?
Shellee is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 859 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shellee most popular?
Shellee reached peak popularity in 1966, when 40 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shellee is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shellee a female name?
Shellee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shellee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shellee Smith, Shellee Johnson, Shellee 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.
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