Is Shelle a boy or girl name?

Shelle is a girl’s name. Of the 577 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Shelle

Recorded 1949–1991 · United States

Shelle was most popular in 1964, when 40 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,953 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 577 people named Shelle.

Shelle over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shelle’s peak in 1964. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shelle a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shelle is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 577 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