Is Sheli a boy or girl name?

Sheli is a girl’s name. Of the 647 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Sheli

Recorded 1954–1991 · United States

Sheli was most popular in 1968, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,831 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 647 people named Sheli.

Sheli over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sheli’s peak in 1968. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sheli a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sheli is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 647 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org