Shelah Popularity by Year
Follow Shelah across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Shelah birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Girls | 5 | #17,504 | Down 3,093 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 5 | #14,411 | Down 981 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 5 | #13,430 | Down 5,932 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 11 | #7,498 | Up 2,981 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 7 | #10,479 | Down 3,503 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 12 | #6,976 | Up 2,271 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 8 | #9,247 | Up 1,600 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 6 | #10,847 | Down 3,156 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 9 | #7,691 | Up 2,134 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 6 | #9,825 | Down 1,302 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 7 | #8,523 | Up 2,154 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 5 | #10,677 | Down 4,386 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 10 | #6,291 | Down 1,605 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 15 | #4,686 | Up 3,538 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 7 | #8,224 | Down 2,339 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 11 | #5,885 | Up 904 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 9 | #6,789 | Up 2,221 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 6 | #9,010 | Down 2,625 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 9 | #6,385 | Down 1,443 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 13 | #4,942 | Up 1,669 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 8 | #6,611 | Down 1,757 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 12 | #4,854 | Down 813 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 15 | #4,041 | Up 114 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 14 | #4,155 | Up 1,804 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 8 | #5,959 | Up 660 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 7 | #6,619 | Down 1,558 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 10 | #5,061 | Up 395 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 8 | #5,456 | Down 1,234 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 11 | #4,222 | Up 78 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 10 | #4,300 | Down 742 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 13 | #3,558 | Up 175 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 12 | #3,733 | Up 903 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 9 | #4,636 | Down 835 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 12 | #3,801 | Up 1,064 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 8 | #4,865 | Down 1,072 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 12 | #3,793 | Down 105 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 12 | #3,688 | Up 1,343 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 7 | #5,031 | Down 511 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 8 | #4,520 | Down 1,370 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 14 | #3,150 | Up 75 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 13 | #3,225 | Up 100 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 12 | #3,325 | Up 362 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 10 | #3,687 | Up 109 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 9 | #3,796 | Down 82 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 9 | #3,714 | Up 248 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 8 | #3,962 | Down 350 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 9 | #3,612 | Down 784 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 13 | #2,828 | Up 1,936 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 6 | #4,764 | Down 1,099 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 8 | #3,665 | Up 360 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 6 | #4,025 | Down 647 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 8 | #3,378 | Down 517 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 11 | #2,861 | Up 642 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 7 | #3,503 | Up 701 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 5 | #4,204 | — |