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Aug 2026

Shelly

OriginFrench variation of Michael
Meaning"who is like God"
GenderGirl
Also a boy's nameShow me Shelly as a boy's name
US Rank#906

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About Shelly

Variation of Michelle

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#4,000#5,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#3,2665028
2015#3,5224525.2
2016#4,1473620.3
2017#4,2953419.7
2018#4,7572917
2019#4,7572917.3
2020—00
2021#4,5933018.3
2022#4,8852817.1
2023—00
2024#4,6333018.5
2025—00
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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World rankings

#1670🫐 Nameberry

Famous Shellys

  • Shelly Meg Peiken

    American songwriter

  • Shelly

    Ann Fraser,Pryce, Jamaican Olympic sprinter

  • Shelly Leonor Martinez aka Ariel

    American pro wrestler

  • Shelly West

    American country music singer

  • Shelly Yachimovich

    Israeli Knesset member

  • Shelly

    Japanese model

Shelly in pop culture

  • Shelly McCory

    character on TV's "Spin City"

  • Shelly Marie Tambo

    character on TV's "Northern Exposure"

  • Shelly Johnson

    character on TV's "Twin Peaks"

  • Shelly

    character in Carl Hiaasen's "Flush."

Shelly in blog posts

S-Names for Girls: Popularity of “S” vs. “Sh” sounds
Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl

Shelly on more lists

Names that Peaked in 1966
Names Ending in -ly for Girls
6 Letter Girl Names
Names Ending in Y for Girls
Two Syllable Names for Girls

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