Shelby vs Shelly

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

Name A

Shelby

Girl name · Rank #656

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Name B

Shelly

Girl name · Rank #4565

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Metric Shelby Shelly
Current Rank #656 #4565
Total Births (all years) 148,382 84,398
Peak Year 1991 1964
Peak Year Births 10,220 4,081
Peak Decade 1990ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1913 1916

Births by Decade

Decade Shelby Shelly
1910ss 46 5
1920ss 95 47
1930ss 6,077 194
1940ss 4,895 748
1950ss 3,075 8,796
1960ss 3,268 35,661
1970ss 5,971 25,533
1980ss 7,880 9,098
1990ss 71,994 2,731
2000ss 31,309 1,029
2010ss 11,215 423
2020ss 2,557 133

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shelby Shelly
2014 1,114 50
2015 1,080 45
2016 985 36
2017 836 34
2018 738 29
2019 634 29
2020 606 25
2021 556 30
2022 503 28
2023 447 20
2024 445 30

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, 1913–2024.

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