Popularity in the United States (by decade)
Numbers
| Shelley (feminine) | Shelley (masculine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2020 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2010 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1990 | #1074 | 0.009 | - | - | ||
| 1980 | #356 | 0.037 | - | - | ||
| 1970 | #168 | 0.105 | #1962 | 0.001 | ||
| 1960 | #155 | 0.132 | #1662 | 0.001 | ||
| 1950 | #185 | 0.092 | #1389 | 0.002 | ||
| 1940 | #483 | 0.017 | #1450 | 0.002 | ||
| 1930 | #1212 | 0.003 | #1724 | 0.002 | ||
| 1920 | - | - | #1739 | 0.002 | ||
| 1910 | - | - | #1577 | 0.002 | ||
| 1900 | - | - | #1115 | 0.004 | ||
| 1890 | - | - | #1066 | 0.003 | ||
| 1880 | - | - | - | - | ||
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