Sheli
Sheli is a village in Poshtkuh Rural District of Shahmirzad District in Mehdishahr County, Semnan province, Iran.
Meaning & Origin of Sheli
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sheli is a village in Poshtkuh Rural District of Shahmirzad District in Mehdishahr County, Semnan province, Iran.
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The Story of Sheli
Sheli first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1954, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1968, when 43 Shelis were born — ranking #1,812 that year. As of 2026, Sheli ranks #8,587 for baby girls with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 647 Shelis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sheli
Sheli is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 647 births in the dataset. Sheli's peak popularity came in 1968 when it ranked #1,812. Use the chart and map above to compare Sheli's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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