MallowbyNames

Becky vs Shelley

Becky leads today (#3,975 vs #7,885), but Shelley is climbing faster.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Becky and Shelley per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

1.6k3.2k4.8k1880192019602000BeckyShelley1880: Becky 8 · Shelley 01881: Becky 9 · Shelley 01882: Becky 0 · Shelley 01883: Becky 0 · Shelley 01884: Becky 6 · Shelley 01885: Becky 5 · Shelley 01886: Becky 7 · Shelley 01887: Becky 7 · Shelley 01888: Becky 6 · Shelley 01889: Becky 6 · Shelley 01890: Becky 5 · Shelley 01891: Becky 0 · Shelley 01892: Becky 5 · Shelley 61893: Becky 8 · Shelley 01894: Becky 0 · Shelley 01895: Becky 5 · Shelley 01896: Becky 0 · Shelley 01897: Becky 6 · Shelley 01898: Becky 6 · Shelley 51899: Becky 0 · Shelley 01900: Becky 6 · Shelley 01901: Becky 7 · Shelley 01902: Becky 0 · Shelley 01903: Becky 0 · Shelley 01904: Becky 6 · Shelley 01905: Becky 0 · Shelley 01906: Becky 8 · Shelley 01907: Becky 5 · Shelley 01908: Becky 10 · Shelley 01909: Becky 7 · Shelley 51910: Becky 7 · Shelley 01911: Becky 7 · Shelley 01912: Becky 11 · Shelley 51913: Becky 0 · Shelley 01914: Becky 23 · Shelley 51915: Becky 23 · Shelley 81916: Becky 18 · Shelley 01917: Becky 30 · Shelley 61918: Becky 20 · Shelley 81919: Becky 26 · Shelley 01920: Becky 24 · Shelley 111921: Becky 39 · Shelley 71922: Becky 37 · Shelley 81923: Becky 49 · Shelley 71924: Becky 37 · Shelley 61925: Becky 45 · Shelley 61926: Becky 28 · Shelley 101927: Becky 44 · Shelley 131928: Becky 42 · Shelley 141929: Becky 47 · Shelley 131930: Becky 47 · Shelley 151931: Becky 52 · Shelley 331932: Becky 56 · Shelley 251933: Becky 62 · Shelley 281934: Becky 67 · Shelley 331935: Becky 99 · Shelley 431936: Becky 118 · Shelley 441937: Becky 114 · Shelley 471938: Becky 178 · Shelley 361939: Becky 265 · Shelley 591940: Becky 346 · Shelley 631941: Becky 428 · Shelley 531942: Becky 512 · Shelley 981943: Becky 551 · Shelley 1111944: Becky 592 · Shelley 1321945: Becky 657 · Shelley 1711946: Becky 1,038 · Shelley 1961947: Becky 1,298 · Shelley 2191948: Becky 1,200 · Shelley 4131949: Becky 1,105 · Shelley 1,0171950: Becky 1,236 · Shelley 1,6701951: Becky 1,259 · Shelley 1,8451952: Becky 1,537 · Shelley 1,8861953: Becky 1,626 · Shelley 1,9371954: Becky 1,849 · Shelley 2,1771955: Becky 2,002 · Shelley 1,7381956: Becky 2,688 · Shelley 1,6811957: Becky 3,524 · Shelley 1,7221958: Becky 4,361 · Shelley 1,7221959: Becky 4,755 · Shelley 1,8481960: Becky 4,325 · Shelley 2,1391961: Becky 4,095 · Shelley 2,1411962: Becky 3,704 · Shelley 2,4761963: Becky 3,308 · Shelley 2,7341964: Becky 3,103 · Shelley 2,8211965: Becky 2,589 · Shelley 2,5281966: Becky 2,297 · Shelley 2,5451967: Becky 2,031 · Shelley 2,5101968: Becky 2,055 · Shelley 2,4831969: Becky 2,094 · Shelley 2,4791970: Becky 2,071 · Shelley 2,3511971: Becky 1,930 · Shelley 2,2741972: Becky 1,787 · Shelley 2,3841973: Becky 1,612 · Shelley 2,2581974: Becky 1,497 · Shelley 1,9971975: Becky 1,305 · Shelley 1,5471976: Becky 1,196 · Shelley 1,2751977: Becky 1,009 · Shelley 1,1041978: Becky 995 · Shelley 1,0281979: Becky 907 · Shelley 1,0651980: Becky 1,011 · Shelley 1,1311981: Becky 993 · Shelley 9121982: Becky 800 · Shelley 8481983: Becky 689 · Shelley 7771984: Becky 577 · Shelley 7061985: Becky 515 · Shelley 5691986: Becky 382 · Shelley 5631987: Becky 377 · Shelley 5021988: Becky 324 · Shelley 4261989: Becky 261 · Shelley 3801990: Becky 229 · Shelley 2981991: Becky 205 · Shelley 2571992: Becky 192 · Shelley 2661993: Becky 161 · Shelley 2231994: Becky 139 · Shelley 1621995: Becky 108 · Shelley 1551996: Becky 117 · Shelley 1121997: Becky 129 · Shelley 1051998: Becky 80 · Shelley 941999: Becky 89 · Shelley 852000: Becky 81 · Shelley 692001: Becky 66 · Shelley 602002: Becky 66 · Shelley 392003: Becky 53 · Shelley 422004: Becky 56 · Shelley 422005: Becky 57 · Shelley 382006: Becky 53 · Shelley 402007: Becky 68 · Shelley 352008: Becky 56 · Shelley 362009: Becky 59 · Shelley 302010: Becky 45 · Shelley 282011: Becky 45 · Shelley 262012: Becky 41 · Shelley 172013: Becky 39 · Shelley 162014: Becky 54 · Shelley 212015: Becky 58 · Shelley 132016: Becky 45 · Shelley 172017: Becky 43 · Shelley 122018: Becky 37 · Shelley 122019: Becky 60 · Shelley 122020: Becky 41 · Shelley 152021: Becky 39 · Shelley 112022: Becky 26 · Shelley 72023: Becky 38 · Shelley 92024: Becky 31 · Shelley 112025: Becky 36 · Shelley 13
BeckyShelley

Head to head

BeckyShelley
2025 rank
#3,975
#7,885
Babies named in 2025
36
13
Peak year
1959
1972
Trend
Declining since 1985
Rising since 2022
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
86,898
72,586
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