Girls' name · since 1936
Shelbia
147 babies named Shelbia in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,001 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 147
- born since 1936
- 1930s
- peak decade
Shelbia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 147 recorded since 1936.
Social Security Administration records show Shelbia recorded 147 times among girls since 1936, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 1954.
- #23,001 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 147 born since 1936
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shelbia ranks #23,001 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 147 born since 1936, peaking in the 1930s.
- #23,001 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 147
- born since 1936
- 1930s
- peak decade
Shelbia's 147 recorded births place it above 68.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Shelbia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shelbia splits its recorded history at 1941: 29% of all births land in the more recent half, 71% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1937 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shelbia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1954
- Peak year (1937)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Shelbia by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (84 births, 57% of the file).
1930s was Shelbia's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Shelbia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
84 births
- 1940s
1940s
58 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 84 births (57% of all-time use).
Shelbia by state
Where Shelbia concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 14 | 9.5% |
14 of 147 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shelbia's data
- Shelbia's decade-level peak was the 1930s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Shelbias (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shelbia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~18 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1936–1954 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shelbia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.