The baby name Shelley appears in baby name data for the United States from 1915 to 2008. It was most popular in 1964 with 3,254 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Shelley has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1915 | 17 |
| 1920 | 7 |
| 1921 | 10 |
| 1922 | 24 |
| 1925 | 10 |
| 1926 | 10 |
| 1927 | 5 |
| 1930 | 12 |
| 1931 | 5 |
| 1932 | 7 |
| 1933 | 5 |
| 1935 | 6 |
| 1936 | 36 |
| 1937 | 8 |
| 1938 | 11 |
| 1939 | 8 |
| 1939 | 5 |
| 1940 | 29 |
| 1941 | 11 |
| 1942 | 36 |
| 1943 | 49 |
| 1944 | 43 |
| 1945 | 118 |
| 1946 | 106 |
| 1947 | 158 |
| 1948 | 348 |
| 1949 | 1,017 |
| 1949 | 6 |
| 1950 | 1,987 |
| 1951 | 2,228 |
| 1951 | 15 |
| 1952 | 2,339 |
| 1952 | 6 |
| 1953 | 2,312 |
| 1953 | 6 |
| 1954 | 2,623 |
| 1955 | 2,044 |
| 1956 | 1,983 |
| 1957 | 2,061 |
| 1958 | 2,064 |
| 1959 | 2,236 |
| 1960 | 2,558 |
| 1961 | 2,607 |
| 1961 | 5 |
| 1962 | 3,024 |
| 1963 | 3,052 |
| 1964 | 3,254 |
| 1965 | 2,843 |
| 1966 | 2,747 |
| 1967 | 2,844 |
| 1968 | 3,018 |
| 1969 | 2,999 |
| 1969 | 6 |
| 1970 | 2,843 |
| 1971 | 2,803 |
| 1972 | 2,907 |
| 1972 | 6 |
| 1973 | 2,724 |
| 1974 | 2,419 |
| 1975 | 1,888 |
| 1976 | 1,465 |
| 1977 | 1,340 |
| 1978 | 1,192 |
| 1979 | 1,246 |
| 1980 | 1,298 |
| 1981 | 1,018 |
| 1982 | 922 |
| 1983 | 893 |
| 1984 | 813 |
| 1985 | 742 |
| 1986 | 672 |
| 1987 | 633 |
| 1988 | 490 |
| 1989 | 420 |
| 1990 | 244 |
| 1991 | 266 |
| 1992 | 242 |
| 1993 | 195 |
| 1994 | 93 |
| 1995 | 69 |
| 1996 | 45 |
| 1997 | 47 |
| 1998 | 28 |
| 1999 | 29 |
| 2000 | 22 |
| 2001 | 17 |
| 2004 | 14 |
| 2005 | 12 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 6 |