Given name

Shellene

“from the bank's meadow”·“from the meadow's ledge”

Shellene is a variant of Shelley. Interpretations include “from the bank's meadow” (English) and “from the meadow's ledge” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Shellene is a variant of Shelley. Interpretations include “from the bank's meadow” (English) and “from the meadow's ledge” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Shellene is a variant of Shelley. An origin associated with Shelley is English.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1949. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Shellene is a variant of Shelley. The history of Shelley gives this family its wider story. Shelley’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.

Combines direct and name-family evidence

Shellene through the years

Babies since 1880
290
0 boys · 290 girls
Most popular year
1970
22 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
0510151960198020002025Highest share 19700.0
Shellene in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1949–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 1984. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 22 in 1970. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 308 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Shellene’s family of names

Shellene has a related form in Shelley.

Walk Shellene’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Shellene, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Nature

Shelly

“from the bank's meadow” · “from the meadow's ledge”

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Toinette

In French use, Toinette carries the interpretation “priceless and highly praiseworthy; a flourishing flower.”

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Adriene

Adriene is a variant of Adria. In Greek use, Adria carries the interpretation “from the Adriatic Sea region; woman with dark features.”

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>99% girls

Greek · Nature

Dianthe

“the flower of the gods”

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>99% girls

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Marne

“woman of the sea”

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Nature

Mlissa

“resembling a flower”

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>99% girls

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Tine

“of the river” · “from the river”

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>99% girls

Nature

Chalena

“resembling the beautiful and meaningful flower”

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>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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