girl's name

Shellia

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 397

Shellia is a girl's name. In 1980 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1962, when 28 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1941.

Shellia over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 1980s. The striped bar is the 1980s, still in progress — it covers 1980 to 1980, not a full ten years.

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'40 '50 '60 '70 '80
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Births named Shellia by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 36
1950s 140
1960s 168
1970s 47
1980s (to 1980) 6

How popular is Shellia?

In 1980, Shellia was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Shellia

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Shellia also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shellia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Shellia

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shellia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Shellia

How popular is the name Shellia?

In 1980, Shellia was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Shellia a girl's or a boy's name?

Shellia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Shellia most popular?

Shellia peaked in 1962, when 28 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.