Shelby

Given to 165,279 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −30% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#649
recorded as girls
#2991
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
485
girls 444 · boys 41
Peak year
1991
10,220 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
165,279
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Shelby was most popular in 1991, when 10,220 babies recorded as girls got the name (5.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 444 babies were named Shelby, ranking #649 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 30%.01.534.5618801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1991 (girls) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Shelby was most popular in 1991, when 10,220 babies recorded as girls got the name (5.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 444 babies were named Shelby, ranking #649 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 30%.01.534.561880192019602000Peak 1991 (girls)

Shelby was most popular in 1991, when 10,220 babies recorded as girls got the name (5.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 444 babies were named Shelby, ranking #649 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 30%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 444 649 41 2991
2024 446 657 51 2595
2023 448 656 49 2660
2022 503 595 41 3003
2021 556 549 35 3297
2020 606 501 49 2586
2019 634 495 29 3716
2018 738 424 29 3708
2017 836 373 34 3312
2016 986 337 39 2993
2015 1,080 299 32 3431
2014 1,114 294 35 3154
2013 1,239 259 47 2562
2012 1,447 220 46 2632
2011 1,462 217 44 2699
2010 1,680 184 46 2632
2009 1,935 167 45 2702
2008 2,148 158 76 1899
2007 2,351 149 73 1928
2006 2,620 133 71 1893
2005 2,839 117 68 1869
2004 2,988 112 87 1530
2003 3,537 94 77 1630
2002 3,961 75 108 1258
2001 4,370 68 101 1298
2000 4,561 70 129 1087
1999 5,018 62 171 884
1998 5,893 49 165 878
1997 6,701 43 199 751
1996 7,950 35 305 589
1995 7,632 38 335 555
1994 7,546 40 362 536
1993 8,122 37 403 512
1992 9,396 34 453 473
1991 10,220 33 524 427
1990 3,517 100 354 525
1989 1,203 229 205 692
1988 881 284 184 691
1987 899 273 176 685
1986 900 276 172 691
1985 885 281 177 661
1984 1,042 242 148 715
1983 642 351 157 682
1982 435 479 125 788
1981 512 424 135 750
1980 482 443 134 758
1979 428 469 144 722
1978 483 418 168 647
1977 553 382 187 614
1976 575 365 176 617
1975 746 308 195 576
1974 798 300 184 587
1973 678 328 171 605
1972 754 318 173 605
1971 555 393 188 607
1970 400 499 159 647
1969 326 547 173 592
1968 319 537 143 634
1967 293 549 129 655
1966 304 540 156 599
1965 274 576 114 696
1964 317 556 117 713
1963 371 505 136 671
1962 370 502 117 709
1961 386 494 131 676
1960 307 559 159 619
1959 357 516 131 667
1958 382 489 128 670
1957 367 493 128 675
1956 345 506 132 659
1955 344 490 151 599
1954 310 504 153 599
1953 262 531 122 644
1952 228 574 132 617
1951 232 557 162 532
1950 248 517 143 565
1949 241 532 147 553
1948 266 500 160 523
1947 369 425 146 558
1946 397 383 171 492
1945 333 387 153 488
1944 367 364 161 476
1943 491 314 200 448
1942 599 279 160 484
1941 826 213 168 455
1940 1,006 187 176 436
1939 1,164 170 207 393
1938 1,714 142 214 385
1937 1,997 119 203 385
1936 1,071 178 151 458
1935 67 840 121 525
1934 17 1913 133 496
1933 18 1835 115 530
1932 18 1877 106 576
1931 11 2581 109 562
1930 <5 — 111 569
1929 10 2921 110 564
1928 19 1961 97 621
1927 11 2859 124 553
1926 <5 — 120 562
1925 9 3362 128 543
1924 7 4002 110 608
1923 7 3971 126 550
1922 10 3152 128 559
1921 12 2762 136 534
1920 10 3097 146 499
1919 7 3817 141 501
1918 5 4809 113 572
1917 9 3092 119 532
1916 10 2833 100 574
1915 5 4274 90 605
1914 5 3618 84 536
1913 5 3187 38 759
1912 <5 — 48 584
1911 <5 — 30 548
1910 <5 — 29 524
1909 <5 — 26 505
1908 <5 — 31 429
1907 <5 — 14 699
1906 <5 — 29 400
1905 <5 — 18 549
1904 <5 — 12 686
1903 <5 — 18 505
1902 <5 — 11 687
1901 <5 — 14 536
1900 <5 — 20 534
1899 <5 — 17 457
1898 <5 — 22 418
1897 <5 — 14 556
1896 <5 — 14 551
1895 <5 — 16 501
1894 <5 — 14 543
1893 <5 — 11 615
1892 <5 — 19 445
1891 <5 — 6 841
1890 <5 — 11 603
1889 <5 — 11 581
1888 <5 — 15 505
1887 <5 — 14 461
1886 <5 — 9 647
1885 <5 — 10 604
1884 <5 — 16 468
1883 <5 — 8 677
1882 <5 — 13 514
1881 <5 — 11 533
1880 <5 — 8 682

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Other spellings

Shelbie · 5,580 Shelbi · 5,496 Shelbey · 896 Shellby · 496

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Where Shelby is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 90% · boys 10% across all years