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Girl name

Shelli

100% girls · last recorded 2010

Shelli has been given to about 6,983 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1968, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 6,489
Median age today57 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shelli per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1968 · 396
  • Born in 20250
  • All time6,983

How popular is Shelli?

Its best year was 1968, when 396 babies were given the name, ranking 485th. The typical living American called Shelli is about 57 years old today.

Names that sound like Shelli

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shelly0.79
  2. Shelbi0.81
  3. Sherri0.76
  4. Sheri0.76
  5. Shellie0.73
  6. Kelli0.71
  7. Shelia0.69
  8. Shelley0.68

Middle names for Shelli

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shelli Catherine0.84
  2. Shelli Josephine0.84
  3. Shelli Rose0.83
  4. Shelli Marie0.83
  5. Shelli Grace0.83
  6. Shelli Jane0.83

Sibling names for Shelli

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Troybrother · 0.77
  2. Angiesister · 0.77
  3. Heidisister · 0.77
  4. Chrisbrother · 0.76
  5. Larasister · 0.75
  6. Tonybrother · 0.73

Where Shelli is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shelli Reyes0.78
    2. Shelli Nguyen0.78
    3. Shelli Moore0.78
    4. Shelli Lee0.78
    5. Shelli Hall0.78
    6. Shelli Green0.78

    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 Shelli

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    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.