Shellia

Girl · recorded 1941–1980

  • 1980last recorded
  • 1962best year

Most popular in 1962.

Last recorded in 1980. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Shellia.

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Its story

Popularity since 1941

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 32 recorded years as a table
Shellia, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19415
19464
19475
19485
19494
19508
19515
195210
19539
19549
19556
19567
19577
19586
19596
196011
19619
196214
19639
19649
19658
19668
19678
19687
19696
19707
19715
19725
19733
19757
19783
19804

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Shellia isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1980
6
Rank in 1980
#9,095
How rare
1 in 276,717 girls
Since 1941
397

Shellia was last recorded in 1980. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1962, at 14 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Shellia doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.