How Many People Are Named Shellia?
An estimated 300 people in the United States have the first name Shellia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Shellia peaked in popularity in 1962 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shellia 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 Shellia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
300
About 1 in 1,142,514 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1962
28 births
Total Registered
397
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shellia
Shellia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 397 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shellia as a female name
Ranked #10,174 in 1980
6 female births in 1980
Peak: 1962 (28 births)
Shellia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shellia span from the 1940s to the 1980s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 168 babies were registered. Shellia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shellia by Decade
How has Shellia 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.
Shellia by State
Shellia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shellia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shellia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shellia?
We estimate approximately 300 people named Shellia 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 1,142,514 Americans share this first name.
Is Shellia a common name?
Shellia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 397 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shellia most popular?
Shellia reached peak popularity in 1962, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shellia is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shellia a female name?
Shellia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shellia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shellia Smith, Shellia Johnson, Shellia 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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