Sheba vs Shelby

Side-by-side comparison of Sheba and Shelby — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Sheba

Girl name

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Name B

Shelby

Girl name · Rank #656

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Metric Sheba Shelby
Current Rank Unranked #656
Total Births (all years) 1,173 148,382
Peak Year 1975 1991
Peak Year Births 65 10,220
Peak Decade 1970ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1916 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Sheba Shelby
1910ss 8 46
1920ss 33 95
1930ss — 6,077
1940ss 5 4,895
1950ss 119 3,075
1960ss 197 3,268
1970ss 358 5,971
1980ss 239 7,880
1990ss 142 71,994
2000ss 35 31,309
2010ss 19 11,215
2020ss 18 2,557

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sheba Shelby
2014 — 1,114
2015 — 1,080
2016 5 985
2017 8 836
2018 — 738
2019 — 634
2020 — 606
2021 — 556
2022 11 503
2023 7 447
2024 — 445

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1916–2023.

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