How Many People Are Named Shelli?
An estimated 5,988 people in the United States have the first name Shelli. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Shelli peaked in popularity in 1968 with 396 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shelli 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 Shelli paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,988
About 1 in 57,240 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1968
396 births
Total Registered
6,983
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shelli
Shelli is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,983 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shelli as a female name
Ranked #14,732 in 2010
7 female births in 2010
Peak: 1968 (396 births)
Shelli: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shelli span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 3,217 babies were registered. Shelli has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shelli by Decade
How has Shelli 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.
Shelli by State
Birth registrations for Shelli span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in South Carolina, North Dakota, Maryland. On average, about 125 Shellis were registered per state.
Shelli + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shelli as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shelli
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Shelli: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shelli?
We estimate approximately 5,988 people named Shelli 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 57,240 Americans share this first name.
Is Shelli a common name?
Shelli is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,983 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shelli most popular?
Shelli reached peak popularity in 1968, when 396 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shelli is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shelli a female name?
Shelli is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shelli Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shelli Smith, Shelli Johnson, Shelli 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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