How Many People Are Named Shelsea?
An estimated 636 people in the United States have the first name Shelsea. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Shelsea peaked in popularity in 1997 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shelsea 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 Shelsea paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
636
About 1 in 538,922 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1997
36 births
Total Registered
653
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shelsea
Shelsea is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 653 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shelsea as a female name
Ranked #13,226 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (36 births)
Shelsea: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shelsea span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 230 babies were registered. Shelsea has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shelsea by Decade
How has Shelsea 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.
Shelsea by State
Birth registrations for Shelsea span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Florida, New York, Texas. On average, about 40 Shelseas were registered per state.
Shelsea + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shelsea as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shelsea
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Shelsea: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shelsea?
We estimate approximately 636 people named Shelsea 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 538,922 Americans share this first name.
Is Shelsea a common name?
Shelsea is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 653 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shelsea most popular?
Shelsea reached peak popularity in 1997, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shelsea is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shelsea a female name?
Shelsea is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shelsea Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shelsea Smith, Shelsea Johnson, Shelsea 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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