Over the past 110 years, 115 boys and 69 881 girls have been named Shelley. The name Shelley ranks 5549th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Shelley in 1915. The peak of popularity of the name Shelley came in the 1920s and 1960s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.