Shell Popularity by Year
Follow Shell across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Shell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Girls | 5 | #10,912 | Down 637 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 5 | #10,275 | Up 242 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 5 | #10,517 | Down 4,259 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 8 | #6,258 | Up 2,165 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 5 | #8,423 | Down 1,131 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 6 | #7,292 | Down 2,482 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 6 | #4,375 | Down 1,268 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 11 | #4,810 | Up 1,008 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 8 | #5,818 | Down 1,095 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 10 | #4,723 | Up 919 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 8 | #3,107 | Up 124 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 7 | #5,642 | Down 1,017 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 7 | #3,231 | Up 18 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 9 | #4,625 | Down 885 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 7 | #3,249 | Down 883 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 12 | #3,740 | Down 591 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 12 | #2,366 | Up 180 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 16 | #3,149 | Up 1,487 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 11 | #2,546 | Down 502 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 9 | #4,636 | Down 1,300 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 16 | #2,044 | Up 1,053 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 15 | #3,336 | Up 1,197 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 9 | #4,533 | Down 740 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 8 | #3,097 | Down 562 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 12 | #3,793 | Down 105 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 11 | #2,535 | Down 121 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 12 | #3,688 | Up 1,343 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 12 | #2,414 | Up 1,530 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 7 | #5,031 | Down 141 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 5 | #3,944 | Up 49 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 7 | #4,890 | Down 664 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 5 | #3,993 | Down 259 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 8 | #4,226 | Up 257 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 5 | #3,734 | — |
| 1952 | Girls | 7 | #4,483 | Up 931 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 5 | #5,414 | — |