Shelah vs Shelby

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

Name A

Shelah

Girl name

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Name B

Shelby

Girl name · Rank #656

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Metric Shelah Shelby
Current Rank Unranked #656
Total Births (all years) 510 148,382
Peak Year 1974 1991
Peak Year Births 15 10,220
Peak Decade 1960ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1935 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Shelah Shelby
1910ss — 46
1920ss — 95
1930ss 5 6,077
1940ss 68 4,895
1950ss 90 3,075
1960ss 107 3,268
1970ss 102 5,971
1980ss 85 7,880
1990ss 48 71,994
2000ss 5 31,309
2010ss — 11,215
2020ss — 2,557

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shelah Shelby
2014 — 1,114
2015 — 1,080
2016 — 985
2017 — 836
2018 — 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, 1935–2008.

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