How Many People Are Named Shellie?
An estimated 8,275 people in the United States have the first name Shellie. It is predominantly female (91.8%). The average bearer is 56 years old, and Shellie peaked in popularity in 1970 with 423 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shellie 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 Shellie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,275
About 1 in 41,420 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
91.8% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1970
423 births
Total Registered
10,859
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shellie
Shellie is predominantly female (91.8%), though 892 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Shellie as a male name
Ranked #7,665 in 1986
5 male births in 1986
Peak: 1914 (25 births)
Shellie as a female name
Ranked #18,733 in 2015
5 female births in 2015
Peak: 1970 (423 births)
Shellie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shellie span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 3,467 babies were registered. Shellie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shellie by Decade
How has Shellie 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.
Shellie by State
Birth registrations for Shellie span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in New Mexico, District of Columbia, Montana. On average, about 180 Shellies were registered per state.
Shellie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shellie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shellie
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Shellie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shellie?
We estimate approximately 8,275 people named Shellie 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 41,420 Americans share this first name.
Is Shellie a common name?
Shellie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,859 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shellie most popular?
Shellie reached peak popularity in 1970, when 423 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shellie is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shellie a female name?
Shellie is predominantly female. 91.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shellie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shellie Smith, Shellie Johnson, Shellie 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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