Shelley is a girl's name of English origin meaning “clearing on a bank.” In 2024 it was given to 11 girls in the United States.
Shelley belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “clearing on a bank” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Shelley first appears in Social Security records in 1892. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #126 in 1972, and in 2024 11 babies received the name — 72,573 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Shelley means “clearing on a bank” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Shelley is a girl name. In 2024, 11 babies received the name in the US.
Shelley comes from the English & American tradition.
Shelley first appears in US records in 1892. Its best-ever ranking was #126 in 1972, and 11 babies were given the name in 2024.
Shelley is pronounced /ˈʃɛli/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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