Shelbie Girl
How popular is Shelbie?
#7,883 girl name in 2025
13 baby girls were named Shelbie in the US in 2025, making it the 7883rd most popular girl name.
5,371living people named Shelbie (est.)
30median age of people named Shelbie
5,580babies named Shelbie since 1880
1 in 255,026US babies born in 2025
Shelbie popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #7,883 for girls (▲ 2383 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 13 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-65% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,988 in 2015, #6,079 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1992 (450 girls) |
| Highest rank | #528 in 1992 |
| First recorded | 1936 |
| 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 |
Shelbie 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.
Shelbie by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 111 | #1,180 |
| 1940s | 92 | #1,899 |
| 1950s | 46 | #3,051 |
| 1960s | 100 | #3,188 |
| 1970s | 201 | #2,556 |
| 1980s | 276 | #2,189 |
| 1990s | 3,010 | #528 |
| 2000s | 1,270 | #1,005 |
| 2010s | 393 | #2,360 |
| 2020s | 81 | #6,079 |
Girl names about as popular as Shelbie
Questions
- Is Shelbie a boy or girl name?
- Shelbie is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Shelbie were girls.
- How popular is the name Shelbie?
- 13 baby girls were named Shelbie in the US in 2025, making it the 7883rd most popular girl name.
- When was Shelbie most popular?
- Shelbie peaked in 1992, when 450 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #528 in 1992.
- How many people are named Shelbie?
- 5,580 babies have been named Shelbie in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,371 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 30.
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.