Shelbi Girl
How popular is Shelbi?
#7,883 girl name in 2025
13 baby girls were named Shelbi in the US in 2025, making it the 7883rd most popular girl name.
5,400living people named Shelbi (est.)
31median age of people named Shelbi
5,496babies named Shelbi since 1880
1 in 255,026US babies born in 2025
Shelbi popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #7,883 for girls (▲ 7405 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 13 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-35% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,234 in 2015, #9,541 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1992 (515 girls) |
| Highest rank | #475 in 1991 |
| First recorded | 1961 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Shelbi counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Shelby family of names ranked #595 for girls in 2025 (#606 the year before), with 470 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Shelbi by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57 | #3,999 |
| 1970s | 222 | #2,321 |
| 1980s | 359 | #1,746 |
| 1990s | 3,435 | #475 |
| 2000s | 1,080 | #1,152 |
| 2010s | 292 | #2,869 |
| 2020s | 51 | #7,625 |
Girl names about as popular as Shelbi
Questions
- Is Shelbi a boy or girl name?
- Shelbi is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Shelbi were girls.
- How popular is the name Shelbi?
- 13 baby girls were named Shelbi in the US in 2025, making it the 7883rd most popular girl name.
- When was Shelbi most popular?
- Shelbi peaked in 1992, when 515 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #475 in 1991.
- How many people are named Shelbi?
- 5,496 babies have been named Shelbi in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,400 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 31.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.