Shelly
21
Peak · 1997
2021
Last seen
23
Years on list
182
Total babies
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 Shelly
Shelly is a rare UK girl's name. In 2024, fewer than three girls were registered with this name in England & Wales — the threshold below which the ONS suppresses counts to protect family privacy. It was last on the published list in 2021.
Shelly reached its peak in 1997, when 21 girls were registered in England & Wales — ranked #983 for UK girls that year. Since then, registrations have dropped below the ONS reporting threshold of three babies per year.
Across 23 years of ONS data since 1996, a total of 182 girls have been officially registered with the name Shelly in England & Wales. In the past decade alone (2014–2024), 18 girls were registered with the name.