Trend of the Popularity of Shelby as a Female Baby Name in Iowa

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2020, there were 12 female babies that were named Shelby in Iowa, which was 0.10% of the total number of female babies born in Iowa in 2020. Between 1980 and 2020, the name Shelby peaked as a female baby name in Iowa in 1991 with a count of 203 babies, which was 1.31% of the total female babies born in Iowa in 1991.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in Iowa that were named Shelby, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in Iowa that were named Shelby.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Shelby in Iowa

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Shelby in Iowa

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in Iowa who were named Shelby from 1980 to 2020.

Trend of the Popularity of Shelby as a Female Baby Name in Iowa

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	10	0.05
1981	13	0.07
1982	18	0.10
1983	17	0.09
1984	44	0.25
1985	25	0.14
1986	25	0.16
1987	23	0.15
1988	27	0.17
1989	33	0.21
1990	70	0.44
1991	203	1.31
1992	189	1.24
1993	172	1.16
1994	155	1.09
1995	177	1.25
1996	139	0.97
1997	134	0.98
1998	80	0.57
1999	94	0.68
2000	78	0.55
2001	65	0.47
2002	40	0.30
2003	47	0.34
2004	52	0.38
2005	35	0.26
2006	39	0.28
2007	30	0.22
2008	28	0.21
2009	33	0.25
2010	17	0.13
2011	17	0.14
2012	16	0.13
2013	16	0.13
2014	12	0.09
2015	12	0.09
2016	14	0.11
2017	11	0.09
2018	11	0.09
2019	6	0.05
2020	12	0.10