Shelby
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Shelby
Southern name still occasionally heard in a male context (author Shelby Foote and the son of singer/sitcom star Reba McEntire), but it's much more associated with girls.
Shelby for girls#649 US
Though Shelby was trendier ten years ago, it's still a widely used choice.
Pronounced SHEL-bee.
As of October 2026, Shelby ranked #3032 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #386 in 1938, Nameberry popularity #779.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,208 | 35 | #294 | 1,114 |
| 2015 | #3,500 | 32 | #299 | 1,080 |
| 2016 | #3,103 | 38 | #337 | 985 |
| 2017 | #3,367 | 34 | #373 | 836 |
| 2018 | #3,776 | 29 | #425 | 738 |
| 2019 | #3,784 | 29 | #495 | 634 |
| 2020 | #2,612 | 49 | #501 | 606 |
| 2021 | #3,410 | 34 | #550 | 556 |
| 2022 | #3,046 | 41 | #596 | 503 |
| 2023 | #2,684 | 49 | #657 | 447 |
| 2024 | #2,655 | 50 | #656 | 445 |
| 2025 | #3,032 | 41 | #649 | 444 |
World rankings
Shelby for boys
Shelby for girls
Similar names
These 40 names were selected by our users looking for other names like Shelby.
Similar boy names
Similar girl names
Shelby on lists
Famous Shelbys
- Shelby Dade FooteBoy
American historian and novelist
- Shelby Moore CullomBoy
U.S. Senator and 17th Governor of Illinois
- Shelby Cullom DavisBoy
American diplomat
- Shelby CannonBoy
U.S. pro tennis player
- Shelby Crabtree JrBoy
English professional wrestler
- Shelby ArcherBoy
guitarist of the band Capra
- Shelby Charles MillerBoy
American baseball player
- Shelby Autrie WilsonBoy
American wrestler
- Shelby Sumpter SingletonBoy
American record producer and record label owner.
- Shelby Steven McEntire Blackstock (b. 1990)Boy
son of country singer Reba McEntire
- Shelby Booker BareBoy
son of singer Bobby Bare, Jr.
- Shelby Lynne (born Shelby Lynn Moorer)Girl
American singer,songwriter
- Shelby LyonsGirl
American retired figure skater
- Shelby KeetonGirl
American model
- ShelbyGirl
daughter of actress Rose Siggins
Shelby in pop culture
- ShelbyBoy
dog on TV's "Smallville"
- ShelbyBoy
the worm that lives in Jake's viola, character on Adventure Time
- ShelbyGirl
character in play/film "Steel Magnolias"
- Shelby MarxGirl
character on TV's "iCarly"
- Shelby CorcoranGirl
recurring character on TV's "Glee"
- ShelbyGirl
character in TV's "Hart of Dixie'
- Shelby MyersGirl
character in Leigh Kenyon's "The Zebra Riders"
- "The Mystery Files of Shelby WooGirl
" TV series
- Shelby PrinceGirl
character on TV's "The Client List"
- ShelbyGirl
character in "The Wolves Of Mercy Falls" series by Maggie Stiefvater
- ShelbyGirl
a main character in the series 'Fallen' by Lauren Kate
- Shelby MerrickGirl
character in TV's "Higher Ground"
- Shelby CummingsGirl
character in film "A Cinderella Story"
- ShelbyGirl
character on TV's "Jessie"
- Shelby MarcusGirl
main character on TV's "Best Friends Whenever"
- Shelby WilsonGirl
character in the 2016 TV movie "Backstabbed"
- Shelby WyattGirl
character in TV's "Quantico"
- Shelby MillerGirl
character in TV’s “American Horror Story: Roanoke”
- Shelby GoodkindGirl
Main character on “The Wilds”