Shelby

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Shelby is a given name of Old Norse, English origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (9% of births). There have been 164,786 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 148,382 as girls and 16,404 as boys. Shelby gained popularity in the 1930s, peaked in 1991 and has since declined significantly. It is the #456 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 495
2023 496
2022 544
2021 590
2020 655
2019 663
2018 767
2017 870
2016 1,023
2015 1,112
2014 1,149
2013 1,286
2012 1,493
2011 1,506
2010 1,726
2009 1,980
2008 2,223
2007 2,424
2006 2,691
2005 2,907
2004 3,075
2003 3,614
2002 4,069
2001 4,471
2000 4,690
1999 5,189
1998 6,058
1997 6,900
1996 8,255
1995 7,967
1994 7,907
1993 8,525
1992 9,849
1991 10,744
1990 3,871
1989 1,408
1988 1,065
1987 1,074
1986 1,072
1985 1,062
1984 1,190
1983 799
1982 560
1981 647
1980 616
1979 572
1978 651
1977 740
1976 751
1975 941
1974 983
1973 848
1972 927
1971 744
1970 559
1969 499
1968 463
1967 422
1966 460
1965 388
1964 434
1963 506
1962 487
1961 517
1960 467
1959 488
1958 510
1957 495
1956 477
1955 495
1954 463
1953 384
1952 360
1951 394
1950 391
1949 388
1948 426
1947 515
1946 568
1945 486
1944 528
1943 691
1942 758
1941 994
1940 1,182
1939 1,371
1938 1,928
1937 2,200
1936 1,222
1935 188
1934 150
1933 133
1932 124
1931 120
1930 111
1929 120
1928 116
1927 135
1926 120
1925 137
1924 117
1923 133
1922 138
1921 148
1920 156
1919 148
1918 118
1917 128
1916 110
1915 95
1914 89
1913 43
1912 48
1911 30
1910 29
1909 26
1908 31
1907 14
1906 29
1905 18
1904 12
1903 18
1902 11
1901 14
1900 20
1899 17
1898 22
1897 14
1896 14
1895 16
1894 14
1893 11
1892 19
1891 6
1890 11
1889 11
1888 15
1887 14
1886 9
1885 10
1884 16
1883 8
1882 13
1881 11
1880 8