Shelvia Name Popularity and Statistics

Shelvia is Predominantly used for girls. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

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Most Recent Year on Record1981
Total Recorded U.S. Births400
First Year on Record1936

Shelvia popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
1981Girls5#10,411
1980Girls6#9,095
1967Girls5#6,804
1966Girls6#5,809
1964Girls6#6,009
1962Girls5#6,578
1960Girls7#5,168
1954Girls8#4,278
1953Girls6#5,040
1952Girls7#4,483
1951Girls9#3,714
1950Girls6#4,738
1949Girls8#3,892
1948Girls8#3,883
1947Girls7#4,345
1946Girls8#3,665
1944Girls13#2,511
1943Girls17#2,151
1942Girls17#2,117
1941Girls34#1,310
1940Girls33#1,294
1939Girls28#1,401
1938Girls55#955
1937Girls63#870

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

1937 · Girls

63 recorded births and rank #870.

1938 · Girls

55 recorded births and rank #955.

1941 · Girls

34 recorded births and rank #1,310.

1940 · Girls

33 recorded births and rank #1,294.

Where Shelvia ranked highest in 1944

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Girls

NC
Rank #493 · 6 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Shelvia