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Shelley

SHEL-ee · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Meadow on a ledge, from Old English scelf and leah
Language
English
Culture
English
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
unisex · literary
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#9430
2024 births11
Peak year1964
First appeared1892
Total US births72,573
1964 peak18921925195819912024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
ShelShells
Alternate spellings
ShellyShellieShelli
In other languages
Shelley (English)

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Shelley Berman (comedian
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