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

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 445 female babies that were named Shelby in the US, which was 0.03% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Shelby peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1991 with a count of 10,220 babies, which was 0.55% of the total female babies born in the US in 1991.

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

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

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

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Shelby from 1980 to 2024.

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

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	482	0.03
1981	512	0.03
1982	435	0.03
1983	642	0.04
1984	1042	0.06
1985	885	0.05
1986	900	0.05
1987	898	0.05
1988	881	0.05
1989	1203	0.07
1990	3517	0.19
1991	10220	0.55
1992	9396	0.51
1993	8122	0.45
1994	7545	0.42
1995	7632	0.43
1996	7950	0.45
1997	6701	0.39
1998	5893	0.33
1999	5018	0.28
2000	4561	0.25
2001	4370	0.24
2002	3961	0.22
2003	3537	0.19
2004	2988	0.16
2005	2839	0.15
2006	2620	0.14
2007	2351	0.12
2008	2147	0.11
2009	1935	0.11
2010	1680	0.10
2011	1462	0.08
2012	1447	0.08
2013	1239	0.07
2014	1114	0.06
2015	1080	0.06
2016	985	0.06
2017	836	0.05
2018	738	0.04
2019	634	0.04
2020	606	0.04
2021	556	0.03
2022	503	0.03
2023	447	0.03
2024	445	0.03