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Girl name

Schelly

100% girls · last recorded 1974

Schelly has been given to about 107 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1962, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 98
Median age today59 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Schelly per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1962 · 10
  • Born in 20250
  • All time107

How popular is Schelly?

Its best year was 1962, when 10 babies were given the name, ranking 4486th. The typical living American called Schelly is about 59 years old today.

Names that sound like Schelly

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shelly0.88
  2. Shelby0.70
  3. Sherry0.67
  4. Shelli0.68
  5. Kelly0.64
  6. Ashely0.66
  7. Shelley0.62
  8. Nelly0.64

Middle names for Schelly

Ranked by flow score
  1. Schelly Anne0.81
  2. Schelly Catherine0.78
  3. Schelly Josephine0.78
  4. Schelly Rose0.77
  5. Schelly Marie0.77
  6. Schelly Grace0.77

Sibling names for Schelly

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Chrisbrother · 0.54
  2. Troybrother · 0.52
  3. Jeffreybrother · 0.50
  4. Pennysister · 0.50
  5. Reginasister · 0.49
  6. Robinsister · 0.49

Where Schelly is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Schelly Anderson0.77
    2. Schelly White0.72
    3. Schelly Nguyen0.72
    4. Schelly Moore0.72
    5. Schelly Hill0.72
    6. Schelly Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Schelly

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.