Shelvie

girls:

294 births since 1936

#5422 (5th percentile)

boys:

6 births since 1934

#4580 (0th percentile)

overall:

300 births since 1934

#7439 (4th percentile)

Popularity Trends

The name Shelvie is the #7,439 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 300 recorded births since 1934. This represents the 3.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 3.9% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,422 (5.1% percentile) for all time with 294 births since 1936. For boys, it ranks #4,580 (0.1% percentile) for all time with 6 births since 1934.

Shelvie first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1934 (1934 for boys and 1936 for girls). Birth data for Shelvie is available in 18 out of the 29 years between 1934 and 1962 (17 years for girls and 1 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Shelvie has been given almost exclusively to girls, with 98.0% of all recorded births being female. Interestingly, until around 1936, the name was more popular for boys (100.0% boys from 1934 to 1935), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (100.0% girls from 1936 to 1962).

For girls, Shelvie reached its peak popularity in 1937, achieving the 10.2% percentile (ranked #523) with 58 births per million. The name was most common in 1937, with 58 births per million (ranked 10.2% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 1962.

For boys, Shelvie reached its peak popularity in 1934, achieving the 0.2% percentile (ranked #527) with 6 births per million. The name was most common in 1934, with 6 births per million (ranked 0.2% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 1934.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Shelvie".

1934 1962 19341962

Key Statistics

Total Births
294
Peak Births
64
Peak Year
1937
First Recorded
1936
Peak Percentile
10.2%
Current Percentile
Peak Rank
#523
Current Rank
Female statistics
Total Births
6
Peak Births
6
Peak Year
1934
First Recorded
1934
Peak Percentile
0.2%
Current Percentile
Peak Rank
#527
Current Rank
Male statistics

How to Pronounce Shelvie

Our model found one way to pronounce the name Shelvie. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 100.0% confident that Shelvie is pronounced as SHEHL-vee, which has 2 syllables.

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SHEHL-vee (2 syllables)
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SH EH1 L V IY0

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