The baby name Shelly appears in baby name data for the United States from 1913 to 2022. It was most popular in 1964 with 4,785 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Shelly has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1913 | 5 |
| 1918 | 5 |
| 1922 | 10 |
| 1923 | 16 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 20 |
| 1928 | 30 |
| 1929 | 10 |
| 1930 | 5 |
| 1934 | 7 |
| 1934 | 6 |
| 1935 | 10 |
| 1936 | 6 |
| 1936 | 21 |
| 1937 | 11 |
| 1937 | 12 |
| 1939 | 9 |
| 1940 | 14 |
| 1940 | 11 |
| 1941 | 6 |
| 1942 | 29 |
| 1942 | 10 |
| 1943 | 28 |
| 1943 | 14 |
| 1944 | 23 |
| 1944 | 10 |
| 1945 | 37 |
| 1945 | 15 |
| 1946 | 38 |
| 1947 | 16 |
| 1947 | 11 |
| 1948 | 39 |
| 1948 | 10 |
| 1949 | 118 |
| 1949 | 6 |
| 1950 | 311 |
| 1950 | 31 |
| 1951 | 439 |
| 1951 | 20 |
| 1952 | 589 |
| 1952 | 18 |
| 1953 | 641 |
| 1953 | 12 |
| 1954 | 846 |
| 1954 | 18 |
| 1955 | 871 |
| 1956 | 1,036 |
| 1957 | 1,405 |
| 1958 | 1,640 |
| 1959 | 2,225 |
| 1960 | 3,360 |
| 1961 | 3,717 |
| 1962 | 4,509 |
| 1963 | 4,313 |
| 1963 | 10 |
| 1964 | 4,785 |
| 1964 | 5 |
| 1965 | 4,508 |
| 1966 | 4,376 |
| 1967 | 4,216 |
| 1968 | 4,448 |
| 1969 | 4,559 |
| 1969 | 15 |
| 1970 | 4,617 |
| 1970 | 5 |
| 1971 | 4,601 |
| 1972 | 4,046 |
| 1972 | 6 |
| 1973 | 3,622 |
| 1973 | 12 |
| 1974 | 3,355 |
| 1975 | 2,982 |
| 1975 | 15 |
| 1976 | 2,205 |
| 1977 | 2,246 |
| 1978 | 1,830 |
| 1979 | 1,763 |
| 1980 | 1,719 |
| 1981 | 1,476 |
| 1982 | 1,318 |
| 1983 | 1,224 |
| 1984 | 1,130 |
| 1985 | 1,019 |
| 1986 | 897 |
| 1987 | 773 |
| 1988 | 667 |
| 1989 | 483 |
| 1990 | 355 |
| 1991 | 475 |
| 1992 | 329 |
| 1993 | 266 |
| 1994 | 235 |
| 1995 | 184 |
| 1996 | 153 |
| 1997 | 129 |
| 1998 | 116 |
| 1999 | 113 |
| 2000 | 80 |
| 2001 | 37 |
| 2002 | 41 |
| 2003 | 30 |
| 2004 | 63 |
| 2005 | 75 |
| 2006 | 30 |
| 2007 | 19 |
| 2008 | 26 |
| 2009 | 30 |
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2012 | 24 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 8 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 5 |