Over the past 110 years, 81 635 girls and 298 boys have been named Shelly. The name Shelly ranks 389th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Shelly in 1934. The peak of popularity of the name Shelly 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.