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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Shella

Shella was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked 1715th with 42 babies. More babies were named Shella in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
195942 babies
Total since 1880
1,129babies recorded

Shella popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#16,6766
2000#17,2015
1990#10,0378
1980#5,49213
1970#3,01023
1960#1,85038
1950#2,17821
1940#2,70711
1930#5,1585
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Shella, counting every spelling?

Shella has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Shella?

About 900 people born in the US named Shella are alive today, with a median age of 59; half are between 48 and 67. That makes Shella a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Shella by state

How common Shella was among girls born in each state in 1957–1961, around its peak. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Shella, girls, 1957–1961. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Shella: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shella, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Shella

How popular is the name Shella?

Shella was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked 1715th with 42 babies. More babies were named Shella in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Shella a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Shella in the US.

Where was Shella most popular?

In 1957–1961, Shella was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.