Data through 2025

Shelby name popularity in the United States

Shelby ranked #649 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 444 girls named Shelby.

Rank#649

for girls in 2025

Girls recorded444

SSA

Peak year1991

10,220 recorded

Five-year change-26.7%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Shelby for boys and girls

Girls

444

91.5% in 2025 · data from 1913 to 2025

Boys

41

8.5% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Shelby in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys41#2991
2025girls444#649
2024boys51#2595
2024girls446#657
2023boys49#2660
2023girls448#656
2022boys41#3003
2022girls503#595
2021boys35#3297
2021girls556#549
2020boys49#2586
2020girls606#501
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys41#2991
2025girls444#649
2024boys51#2595
2024girls446#657
2023boys49#2660
2023girls448#656
2022boys41#3003
2022girls503#595
2021boys35#3297
2021girls556#549
2020boys49#2586
2020girls606#501
2019boys29#3716
2019girls634#495
2018boys29#3708
2018girls738#424
2017boys34#3312
2017girls836#373
2016boys39#2993
2016girls986#337
2015boys32#3431
2015girls1,080#299
2014boys35#3154
2014girls1,114#294
2013boys47#2562
2013girls1,239#259
2012boys46#2632
2012girls1,447#220
2011boys44#2699
2011girls1,462#217
2010boys46#2632
2010girls1,680#184
2009boys45#2702
2009girls1,935#167
2008boys76#1899
2008girls2,148#158
2007boys73#1928
2007girls2,351#149
2006boys71#1893
2006girls2,620#133
2005boys68#1869
2005girls2,839#117
2004boys87#1530
2004girls2,988#112
2003boys77#1630
2003girls3,537#94
2002boys108#1258
2002girls3,961#75
2001boys101#1298
2001girls4,370#68
2000boys129#1087
2000girls4,561#70
1999boys171#884
1999girls5,018#62
1998boys165#878
1998girls5,893#49
1997boys199#751
1997girls6,701#43
1996boys305#589
1996girls7,950#35
1995boys335#555
1995girls7,632#38
1994boys362#536
1994girls7,546#40
1993boys403#512
1993girls8,122#37
1992boys453#473
1992girls9,396#34
1991boys524#427
1991girls10,220#33
1990boys354#525
1990girls3,517#100
1989boys205#692
1989girls1,203#229
1988boys184#691
1988girls881#284
1987boys176#685
1987girls899#273
1986boys172#691
1986girls900#276
1985boys177#661
1985girls885#281
1984boys148#715
1984girls1,042#242
1983boys157#682
1983girls642#351
1982boys125#788
1982girls435#479
1981boys135#750
1981girls512#424
1980boys134#758
1980girls482#443
1979boys144#722
1979girls428#469
1978boys168#647
1978girls483#418
1977boys187#614
1977girls553#382
1976boys176#617
1976girls575#365
1975boys195#576
1975girls746#308
1974boys184#587
1974girls798#300
1973boys171#605
1973girls678#328
1972boys173#605
1972girls754#318
1971boys188#607
1971girls555#393
1970boys159#647
1970girls400#499
1969boys173#592
1969girls326#547
1968boys143#634
1968girls319#537
1967boys129#655
1967girls293#549
1966boys156#599
1966girls304#540
1965boys114#696
1965girls274#576
1964boys117#713
1964girls317#556
1963boys136#671
1963girls371#505
1962boys117#709
1962girls370#502
1961boys131#676
1961girls386#494
1960boys159#619
1960girls307#559
1959boys131#667
1959girls357#516
1958boys128#670
1958girls382#489
1957boys128#675
1957girls367#493
1956boys132#659
1956girls345#506
1955boys151#599
1955girls344#490
1954boys153#599
1954girls310#504
1953boys122#644
1953girls262#531
1952boys132#617
1952girls228#574
1951boys162#532
1951girls232#557
1950boys143#565
1950girls248#517
1949boys147#553
1949girls241#532
1948boys160#523
1948girls266#500
1947boys146#558
1947girls369#425
1946boys171#492
1946girls397#383
1945boys153#488
1945girls333#387
1944boys161#476
1944girls367#364
1943boys200#448
1943girls491#314
1942boys160#484
1942girls599#279
1941boys168#455
1941girls826#213
1940boys176#436
1940girls1,006#187
1939boys207#393
1939girls1,164#170
1938boys214#385
1938girls1,714#142
1937boys203#385
1937girls1,997#119
1936boys151#458
1936girls1,071#178
1935boys121#525
1935girls67#840
1934boys133#496
1934girls17#1913
1933boys115#530
1933girls18#1835
1932boys106#576
1932girls18#1877
1931boys109#562
1931girls11#2581
1930boys111#569
1929boys110#564
1929girls10#2921
1928boys97#621
1928girls19#1961
1927boys124#553
1927girls11#2859
1926boys120#562
1925boys128#543
1925girls9#3362
1924boys110#608
1924girls7#4002
1923boys126#550
1923girls7#3971
1922boys128#559
1922girls10#3152
1921boys136#534
1921girls12#2762
1920boys146#499
1920girls10#3097
1919boys141#501
1919girls7#3817
1918boys113#572
1918girls5#4809
1917boys119#532
1917girls9#3092
1916boys100#574
1916girls10#2833
1915boys90#605
1915girls5#4274
1914boys84#536
1914girls5#3618
1913boys38#759
1913girls5#3187
1912boys48#584
1911boys30#548
1910boys29#524
1909boys26#505
1908boys31#429
1907boys14#699
1906boys29#400
1905boys18#549
1904boys12#686
1903boys18#505
1902boys11#687
1901boys14#536
1900boys20#534
1899boys17#457
1898boys22#418
1897boys14#556
1896boys14#551
1895boys16#501
1894boys14#543
1893boys11#615
1892boys19#445
1891boys6#841
1890boys11#603
1889boys11#581
1888boys15#505
1887boys14#461
1886boys9#647
1885boys10#604
1884boys16#468
1883boys8#677
1882boys13#514
1881boys11#533
1880boys8#682

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Shelby’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-58.9%
Change since peak-95.7%