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Girl name

Shelene

100% girls · last recorded 1995

Shelene has been given to about 321 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1970, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 297
Median age today56 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shelene per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1970 · 26
  • Born in 20250
  • All time321

How popular is Shelene?

Its best year was 1970, when 26 babies were given the name, ranking 2771st. The typical living American called Shelene is about 56 years old today.

Names that sound like Shelene

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Helene0.89
  2. Selene0.89
  3. Cheyenne0.77
  4. Sharlene0.76
  5. Shirlene0.76
  6. Charlene0.67
  7. Shellie0.68
  8. Evelyne0.68

Middle names for Shelene

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shelene Rose0.83
  2. Shelene Marie0.83
  3. Shelene Grace0.83
  4. Shelene Louise0.83
  5. Shelene Claire0.82
  6. Shelene Mae0.82

Sibling names for Shelene

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.61
  2. Heidisister · 0.59
  3. Troybrother · 0.58
  4. Angiesister · 0.58
  5. Damonbrother · 0.55
  6. Barronbrother · 0.54

Where Shelene is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shelene White0.78
    2. Shelene Nguyen0.78
    3. Shelene Moore0.78
    4. Shelene Hill0.78
    5. Shelene Hall0.78
    6. Shelene Brown0.78

    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 Shelene

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

    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.