Shelvia

Girl · recorded 1936–1981

  • 1981last recorded
  • 1937best year

Most popular in 1937.

Last recorded in 1981. 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 Shelvia.

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Its story

Popularity since 1936

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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 25 recorded years as a table
Shelvia, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
193632
193759
193850
193926
194029
194128
194213
194312
194410
19465
19474
19485
19495
19504
19515
19524
19533
19544
19603
19623
19643
19664
19673
19804
19813

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Shelvia 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 1981
5
Rank in 1981
#10,411
How rare
1 in 333,612 girls
Since 1936
400

Shelvia was last recorded in 1981. 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 1937, at 59 per million girls born.

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

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