Over the past 110 years, 69 881 girls and 115 boys have been named Shelley. The name Shelley ranks 431th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Shelley in 1930. The peak of popularity of the name Shelley came in the 1960s and 1970s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.