Shelby
4 countries#649 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Shelby was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
165,279 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #649 · peaked in 1991 with 10,744 births
Most common in: Texas, California, Florida, Ohio, Tennessee
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
671 births recorded 1994–2022 · currently #697 · peaked in 2021 with 67 births
Most common in: Nord, Seine-Maritime, Pas-de-Calais, Maine-et-Loire, Gironde
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
371 births recorded 1991–2025 · currently #780 · peaked in 1998 with 35 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
36 births recorded 1997–2022 · peaked in 1998 with 8 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Shelby’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #133 | — |
| 2007 | #149 | ↓16 |
| 2008 | #158 | ↓9 |
| 2009 | #167 | ↓9 |
| 2010 | #184 | ↓17 |
| 2011 | #217 | ↓33 |
| 2012 | #220 | ↓3 |
| 2013 | #259 | ↓39 |
| 2014 | #294 | ↓35 |
| 2015 | #299 | ↓5 |
| 2016 | #337 | ↓38 |
| 2017 | #373 | ↓36 |
| 2018 | #424 | ↓51 |
| 2019 | #495 | ↓71 |
| 2020 | #501 | ↓6 |
| 2021 | #549 | ↓48 |
| 2022 | #595 | ↓46 |
| 2023 | #656 | ↓61 |
| 2024 | #657 | ↓1 |
| 2025 | #649 | ↑8 |
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