Shelvy
Shelvy was an Indian publisher, poet, novelist and short story writer in Malayalam–language. He owned the Calicut-based Mulberry Publications, a renowned publication house that promoted many new Malayalam authors and also introduced several great writers of foreign languages to Malayali readers.
Meaning & Origin of Shelvy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shelvy was an Indian publisher, poet, novelist and short story writer in Malayalam–language. He owned the Calicut-based Mulberry Publications, a renowned publication house that promoted many new Malayalam authors and also introduced several great writers of foreign languages to Malayali readers.
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The Story of Shelvy
As a girl name
American parents first put Shelvy on the record books as a girl name in 1936, with 36 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1937, when 44 Shelvys were born — ranking #1,070 that year. About 45% of every Shelvy on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Shelvy last appeared in the published SSA data in 1965, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 333 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Shelvy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1925, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1925: 8 births, good for #3,155 nationwide. About 36% of every Shelvy on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Shelvy last appeared in the published SSA data in 1993, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 64 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
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About the name Shelvy
Shelvy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1936 and has accumulated 333 births in the dataset. Shelvy's peak popularity came in 1937 when it ranked #1,070. Use the chart and map above to compare Shelvy'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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