Is Shella a boy or girl name?

Shella is a girl’s name. Of the 1,129 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Shella

Recorded 1909–2024 · United States

Shella was most popular in 1959, when 42 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,768 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,129 people named Shella.

Shella over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shella’s peak in 1959. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shella a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shella is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,129 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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