Shelby vs Sherry

Side-by-side comparison of Shelby and Sherry — 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

Sherry

Girl name · Rank #6918

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Metric Shelby Sherry
Current Rank #656 #6918
Total Births (all years) 148,382 229,913
Peak Year 1991 1962
Peak Year Births 10,220 9,223
Peak Decade 1990ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1913 1909

Births by Decade

Decade Shelby Sherry
1900ss — 5
1910ss 46 88
1920ss 95 555
1930ss 6,077 3,696
1940ss 4,895 32,759
1950ss 3,075 68,322
1960ss 3,268 77,526
1970ss 5,971 34,204
1980ss 7,880 8,583
1990ss 71,994 2,400
2000ss 31,309 1,012
2010ss 11,215 618
2020ss 2,557 145

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shelby Sherry
2014 1,114 63
2015 1,080 78
2016 985 53
2017 836 66
2018 738 46
2019 634 44
2020 606 42
2021 556 28
2022 503 38
2023 447 21
2024 445 16

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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