Shena vs Shelby

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

Name A

Shena

Girl name

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Name B

Shelby

Girl name · Rank #656

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Metric Shena Shelby
Current Rank Unranked #656
Total Births (all years) 2,356 148,382
Peak Year 1984 1991
Peak Year Births 198 10,220
Peak Decade 1980ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1952 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Shena Shelby
1910ss — 46
1920ss — 95
1930ss — 6,077
1940ss — 4,895
1950ss 64 3,075
1960ss 247 3,268
1970ss 642 5,971
1980ss 1,139 7,880
1990ss 234 71,994
2000ss 17 31,309
2010ss 13 11,215
2020ss — 2,557

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shena Shelby
2014 — 1,114
2015 — 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, 1952–2018.

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