Shellye has been given to about 174 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1965, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Its best year was 1965, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 3707th. The typical living American called Shellye is about 60 years old today.
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.