Shelley
3
Babies in 2024
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10-year change
1996
Peak · 84
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vs 2023
Trajectory · 1996→2024
Years with no bar had fewer than 3 babies with this name — ONS suppresses counts of 2 or fewer for privacy.
About the name Shelley
Shelley is a vintage UK girl's name with most of its registrations in the late 1990s. It peaked in 1996 with 84 girls registered in England & Wales, and has been quieter since.
Shelley reached its peak in 1996, when 84 girls were registered in England & Wales — ranked #392 for UK girls that year. That's roughly 4% of the peak — registrations have thinned out since.
Across 20 years of ONS data since 1996, a total of 389 girls have been officially registered with the name Shelley in England & Wales. In the past decade alone (2014–2024), 9 girls were registered with the name.