Name → State Lookup

Enter any baby name to see which US states have the most births of that name. Reverse lookup tool built on 2,335,053 rows of SSA state-level data 1910–2025.

Top States for Shelly (girls)

18,237 all-time US births Peaked 1966 with 3,856 births (rank #89)

4,006 births · 22%

3,751 births · 20.6%

2,746 births · 15.1%

2,631 births · 14.4%

2,280 births · 12.5%

1,851 births · 10.1%

1,843 births · 10.1%

1,833 births · 10.1%

1,692 births · 9.3%

1,476 births · 8.1%

1,405 births · 7.7%

1,381 births · 7.6%

1,090 births · 6%

1,074 births · 5.9%

1,006 births · 5.5%

See cross-state distinctiveness atlas for each state's most-uniquely-owned name, or browse all 51 states.

How it works: Queries name_popularity_state (2,335,053 SSA state-level rows) for the entered name, summed across all years 1910–2025. Top 15 states by total births are returned. Names rare enough to fall under SSA's 5-occurrence privacy threshold may not appear at all. Source: US Social Security Administration · methodology.

Name → State Lookup

Top States for Shelly (girls)

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