Sheffield vs Shelby

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

Name A

Sheffield

Boy name

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Name B

Shelby

Girl name · Rank #656

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Metric Sheffield Shelby
Current Rank Unranked #656
Total Births (all years) 77 148,382
Peak Year 1919 1991
Peak Year Births 10 10,220
Peak Decade 1920ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1914 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Sheffield Shelby
1910ss 18 46
1920ss 20 95
1930ss — 6,077
1940ss 12 4,895
1950ss 5 3,075
1960ss 10 3,268
1970ss — 5,971
1980ss — 7,880
1990ss — 71,994
2000ss — 31,309
2010ss 12 11,215
2020ss — 2,557

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sheffield Shelby
2014 — 1,114
2015 6 1,080
2016 — 985
2017 — 836
2018 6 738
2019 — 634
2020 — 606
2021 — 556
2022 — 503
2023 — 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, 1914–2018.

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