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The baby name Shelly is a Girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SHEL-ee.

Shelly is English, Old English in Origin.

Gender: Girl
Syllables: 2
Origin: English, Old English
Pronunciation: SHEL-ee

What is the meaning of the name Shelly ?

The baby name Shelly is a girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SHEL-ee.

Shelly is English, Old English in Origin.

Shelly is an English given name, usually an altered spelling of Shelley. Its immediate older form is Shelley, a medieval surname taken from English places named in Old English as compounds of scylf, shelf, ledge, bank, and leah, woodland clearing or meadow. The literal sense is clearing by a shelf or bank. As a modern spelling, Shelly also echoes the English word shell, but that is a secondary association rather than the surname’s root.

Shelley was first familiar as a family name, notably borne by the English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and the writer Mary Shelley. As a forename it gained ground in the English-speaking world during the twentieth century, with Shelly associated with American girls born in the 1950s through 1970s; U.S. records place its peak in the 1960s. Shellie, Shelli, and Shellee are related spellings, while Shelly can also function as a nickname for Michelle, Rochelle, or Shelby.

Shelly has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Shelly

Shelly Martinez Actor · Born 1980 · United States Shelly Martinez is best known as a retired professional wrestler and valet, especially for her time in WWE's ECW brand as Ariel and in TNA as Salinas. She is also an American model and actress.

Shelly – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2016 #1 — 921
FJ 0 #6 1 374
FJ Girls 0 #8 2 583
KR Girls 0 #15 1 572
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
MV Girls 0 #34 2 2,021
ID 0 #38 2 2,238
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
MO 0 #52 1 2,706
PR 0 #54 2 1,497
CM 0 #55 2 2,592
IN 0 #71 1 2,963
JM 0 #71 17 3,714
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
CN 0 #82 5 3,857
ID Girls 0 #85 14 3,319
IL Girls 0 #86 1,526 11,648
TW 0 #89 12 4,523
JM Girls 0 #99 210 7,507
IL 0 #103 225 6,291
PH 0 #109 2 5,607
BN Girls 0 #111 4 5,459
OM 0 #118 4 6,215
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
PS 0 #121 100 5,692
CY Girls 0 #125 1 3,755
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
PS Girls 0 #133 766 10,981
BW Girls 0 #135 14 4,216
PA 0 #137 2 3,797
CR 0 #145 14 5,526
CN Girls 0 #146 283 8,829
MT Girls 0 #148 6 3,773
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
TW Girls 0 #176 105 8,139
AE 0 #184 4 10,220
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
Belgium Girls 1996 #205 25 415
MO Girls 0 #214 38 7,056
NA Girls 0 #214 11 7,146
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
BD 0 #239 3 5,992
GH 0 #247 2 5,396
JP Girls 0 #248 4 6,592
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
SG 0 #254 16 11,010
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
EC Girls 0 #257 2 3,650
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
Canada Girls 2022 #275 6 2,867
JM Boys 0 #288 6 6,876
MY 0 #289 42 12,352
QA Girls 0 #302 15 15,378
BD Girls 0 #304 83 8,413
SA 0 #311 2 10,560
GH Girls 0 #313 12 6,973
PE 0 #324 6 6,350
DK Girls 0 #327 3 7,429
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
JO Girls 0 #335 5 7,570
HK 0 #336 13 8,483
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
MU Girls 0 #338 14 8,539
CZ Girls 0 #347 5 5,378
BR 0 #359 2 5,969
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
PH Girls 0 #362 29 13,098
PL Girls 0 #362 3 5,096
NL 0 #373 19 2,481
France Girls 2021 #380 26 3,185
OM Girls 0 #387 10 15,987
Austria Girls 0 #399 22 1,885
ZA 0 #402 46 14,421
BO 0 #405 4 6,868
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
EG 0 #411 2 6,387
Germany 0 #428 10 2,542
CL 0 #434 1 6,867
MX 0 #440 6 8,339
PA Girls 0 #442 40 9,861
SG Girls 0 #448 140 18,916
CR Girls 0 #450 83 11,342
PT Girls 0 #465 7 7,952
SD Boys 0 #466 1 10,523
HK Girls 0 #475 141 16,104
RU Girls 0 #488 11 11,913
KW Girls 0 #496 20 19,177
CO 0 #504 7 7,768
CR Boys 0 #508 3 10,188
AE Girls 0 #522 32 20,968
CM Girls 0 #522 19 11,671
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
MY Girls 0 #525 542 24,821
RU Boys 0 #525 2 12,621
UY Girls 0 #530 7 6,731
GT Girls 0 #534 8 7,500
IN Girls 0 #534 98 13,121
PS Boys 0 #539 10 10,655
BH 0 #542 12 17,937
IR Girls 0 #544 2 8,334
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
CM Boys 0 #574 2 12,054
IL Boys 0 #592 16 10,983
BD Boys 0 #601 5 10,045
AR Girls 0 #630 1 8,289
BO Girls 0 #645 7 9,488
ZA Girls 0 #645 614 25,928
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
IT 0 #703 12 4,183
NG Girls 0 #726 61 15,093
QA Boys 0 #739 5 18,093
SG Boys 0 #739 1 17,960
Germany Girls 0 #744 95 4,949
KW Boys 0 #759 11 18,755
NL Girls 0 #770 186 5,933
CL Girls 0 #837 15 14,098
TN 0 #862 4 13,765
PE Girls 0 #864 80 14,861
OM Boys 0 #866 16 17,948
United States Boys 2007 #867 5 7,493
United States Girls 2024 #887 30 8,487
SA Girls 0 #895 41 25,931
BR Girls 0 #911 31 12,708
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
NG Boys 0 #941 11 16,906
Spain Girls 0 #949 35 5,561
EG Girls 0 #950 10 14,742
CO Boys 0 #980 2 15,656
CO Girls 0 #1,008 71 16,140
MX Boys 0 #1,031 3 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,034 6 16,750
MX Girls 0 #1,071 113 17,781
AE Boys 0 #1,082 11 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,146 33 25,619
MY Boys 0 #1,174 9 25,439
MA 0 #1,194 6 20,986
DZ 0 #1,232 3 20,130
TR 0 #1,246 9 19,440
IT Girls 0 #1,284 163 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,452 20 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,603 12 28,008

Shelly is popular in 77 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
United States
Scotland, United Kingdom
Ireland

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People also ask about Shelly

Shelly is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Shelly is a 2 syllable name, pronounced SHEL-ee.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Shelley, Shellie, Shelli, Shellee, Sheli and Shely.
Yes, very popular — Shelly ranked #1 in Ireland in 2016, and appears in official birth registries across 6 countries.
Shelly ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2016).
Yes — 1 notable people named Shelly are in our database, including Shelly Martinez (Actor).