Girl Boy’s name Shelley Shelley “The stripper,” from the Greek skallein, to cleave and separate (and shed). Shelley Name Origin: English Pronunciation: sh(el)-ley Share your thoughts about Shelley Share Popularity Alternatives Lists Infographic of Shelley name meaning, which is “The stripper,” from the Greek skallein, to cleave and separate (and shed). Ask your friends & family about Shelley… Share Pin Tweet Email Text Shelley Name Popularity How popular is the name Shelley? Here’s everything we know. Chart Raw Data By State Year Rank # Births % Births 1910 — 0 0% 1911 — 0 0% 1912 — 0 0% 1913 — 0 0% 1914 — 0 0% 1915 — 0 0% 1916 — 0 0% 1917 — 0 0% 1918 — 0 0% 1919 — 0 0% 1920 — 0 0% 1921 — 0 0% 1922 — 0 0% 1923 — 0 0% 1924 — 0 0% 1925 — 0 0% 1926 — 0 0% 1927 — 0 0% 1928 — 0 0% 1929 — 0 0% 1930 1,454 6 0.0006% 1931 1,564 5 0.0005% 1932 1,316 7 0.0007% 1933 — 0 0% 1934 — 0 0% 1935 1,164 11 0.0011% 1936 995 18 0.0019% 1937 1,292 8 0.0008% 1938 1,174 11 0.0011% 1939 1,286 8 0.0008% 1940 947 24 0.0023% 1941 1,278 10 0.0009% 1942 849 43 0.0034% 1943 735 64 0.0049% 1944 684 75 0.0061% 1945 557 123 0.0101% 1946 609 123 0.0083% 1947 598 153 0.0092% 1948 395 364 0.0228% 1949 234 983 0.0611% 1950 169 1,655 0.1028% 1951 166 1,835 0.1082% 1952 164 1,881 0.1078% 1953 166 1,933 0.1092% 1954 161 2,169 0.1187% 1955 191 1,722 0.0936% 1956 196 1,661 0.0879% 1957 202 1,699 0.0883% 1958 196 1,706 0.0903% 1959 191 1,835 0.0966% 1960 182 2,129 0.1124% 1961 179 2,143 0.1135% 1962 162 2,468 0.1344% 1963 147 2,732 0.1522% 1964 143 2,815 0.1599% 1965 148 2,524 0.1543% 1966 140 2,543 0.1629% 1967 139 2,506 0.1651% 1968 129 2,476 0.1649% 1969 135 2,479 0.1609% 1970 143 2,350 0.1477% 1971 140 2,266 0.1508% 1972 126 2,373 0.1742% 1973 128 2,245 0.1732% 1974 141 1,982 0.1525% 1975 171 1,528 0.1189% 1976 194 1,260 0.0978% 1977 225 1,083 0.0803% 1978 237 1,005 0.0748% 1979 242 1,042 0.0739% 1980 228 1,096 0.075% 1981 272 880 0.0599% 1982 290 816 0.0546% 1983 295 751 0.0509% 1984 325 677 0.0455% 1985 398 529 0.0349% 1986 397 529 0.035% 1987 437 470 0.0308% 1988 530 370 0.0237% 1989 565 351 0.0218% 1990 735 234 0.0141% 1991 763 223 0.0137% 1992 785 216 0.0135% 1993 915 158 0.0101% 1994 1,146 105 0.0068% 1995 1,280 81 0.0054% 1996 1,480 58 0.0039% 1997 1,704 44 0.003% 1998 1,699 45 0.003% 1999 2,009 30 0.002% 2000 2,337 22 0.0014% 2001 2,053 32 0.0021% 2002 3,182 8 0.0005% 2003 3,114 9 0.0006% 2004 2,808 14 0.0009% 2005 3,003 11 0.0007% 2006 3,305 8 0.0005% 2007 2,803 16 0.001% 2008 2,915 13 0.0008% 2009 — 0 0% 2010 — 0 0% 2011 — 0 0% 2012 — 0 0% 2013 — 0 0% 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% Alaska (AK) Alabama (AL) Arkansas (AR) Arizona (AZ) California (CA) Colorado (CO) Connecticut (CT) District of Columbia (DC) Delaware (DE) Florida (FL) Georgia (GA) Hawaii (HI) Iowa (IA) Idaho (ID) Illinois (IL) Indiana (IN) Kansas (KS) Kentucky (KY) Louisiana (LA) Massachusetts (MA) Maryland (MD) Maine (ME) Michigan (MI) Minnesota (MN) Missouri (MO) Mississippi (MS) Montana (MT) North Carolina (NC) North Dakota (ND) Nebraska (NE) New Hampshire (NH) New Jersey (NJ) New Mexico (NM) Nevada (NV) New York (NY) Ohio (OH) Oklahoma (OK) Oregon (OR) Pennsylvania (PA) Rhode Island (RI) South Carolina (SC) South Dakota (SD) Tennessee (TN) Texas (TX) Utah (UT) Virginia (VA) Vermont (VT) Washington (WA) Wisconsin (WI) West Virginia (WV) Wyoming (WY) Data via SSA.gov. Names Like Shelley If you like Shelley, you’ll love these other names like Shelley. What names are variants of Shelley? Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Shelley. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Schelley Sloped meadow English Shellee Sloped meadow English Shelli Sloped meadow English Shellie Ewe, female sheep; sloped meadow Hebrew Shelly Ewe, female sheep; little rock; rest; sloped meadow Hebrew What names sound like Shelley? If you like how Shelley sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Shelley. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Chelle Chalk landing place; who resembles God? Hebrew Shella Blind Irish Shelle What names are similar to Shelley? Find a name that’s like Shelley, but just a little bit different. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Rachel Ewe Hebrew Shell Shell; Nickname for Michelle English Lists With Shelley Find inspiration in these baby girl name lists featuring the name Shelley. 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