Sheriff vs Shelby

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

Name A

Sheriff

Boy name

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Name B

Shelby

Girl name · Rank #658

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Metric Sheriff Shelby
Current Rank Unranked #658
Total Births (all years) 102 148,830
Peak Year 1986 1991
Peak Year Births 8 10,220
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1986 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Sheriff Shelby
1910ss — 46
1920ss — 95
1930ss — 6,077
1940ss — 4,895
1950ss — 3,075
1960ss — 3,267
1970ss — 5,970
1980ss 8 7,881
1990ss 10 71,995
2000ss 46 31,310
2010ss 27 11,216
2020ss 11 3,003

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sheriff Shelby
2014 — 1,114
2015 — 1,080
2016 — 986
2017 — 836
2018 — 738
2019 6 634
2020 — 606
2021 — 556
2022 6 503
2023 5 448
2024 — 446
2025 — 444

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, 1986–2023.

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