Shelby
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning willow farm or ledge farm.
Babies a year
864
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#649
up from #656
UK popularity
#872
40 babies
How Shelby has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #299 |
| 2016 | #339 |
| 2017 | #373 |
| 2018 | #425 |
| 2019 | #495 |
| 2020 | #501 |
| 2021 | #550 |
| 2022 | #594 |
| 2023 | #661 |
| 2024 | #656 |
| 2025 | #649 |
In 2025, 40 babies in England and Wales were named Shelby. In the US, 864 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 10,218 in 1991.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Shelby was most common in 1995, when it went to 0.40% of American babies of that sex.
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