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Shell
OriginEnglish nature name
Meaning"estate on the ledge"
About Shell
Shell has been used as a short form of Shelley for all genders and Sheldon for boys. That was then: Now, Shell can be a beachy nature name and word name turned baby name.
Pronounced SHEL.
As of October 2026, Shell ranked #4832 in US births in 1971 SSA, peaked at #2104 in 1963.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Shell on lists
Shell in pop culture
- Shell Overlord
Blood Bank, Korean web comic.
- Shell: word name
meaning an outer case...of a mollusk or crustacean, an animal's egg, a nut kernal or seed, etc.
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