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Girl name

Shellia

100% girls · last recorded 1980

Shellia has been given to about 397 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≈ 346
Median age today65 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shellia per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1962 · 28
  • Born in 20250
  • All time397

How popular is Shellia?

Its best year was 1962, when 28 babies were given the name, ranking 2304th. The typical living American called Shellia is about 65 years old today.

Names that sound like Shellia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shelia0.97
  2. Celia0.73
  3. Delia0.73
  4. Lelia0.73
  5. Shellie0.73
  6. Elia0.73
  7. Shelli0.73
  8. Melia0.73

Middle names for Shellia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shellia Josephine0.84
  2. Shellia Rose0.83
  3. Shellia Louise0.83
  4. Shellia June0.82
  5. Shellia Pearl0.82
  6. Shellia Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Shellia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Pennysister · 0.68
  2. Gwensister · 0.66
  3. Margosister · 0.63
  4. Rockybrother · 0.62
  5. Chrisbrother · 0.62
  6. Jaybrother · 0.59

Where Shellia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shellia White0.78
    2. Shellia Reyes0.78
    3. Shellia Nguyen0.78
    4. Shellia Moore0.78
    5. Shellia Lee0.78
    6. Shellia Hill0.78

    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 Shellia

    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.