Girls' name · since 1936
Shelbie
Since 1936, U.S. Social Security records show 5,580 babies named Shelbie, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,388 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,953 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,580
- born since 1936
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shelbie is the #7953 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 5,580 recorded since 1936.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shelbie has been recorded 5,580 times among girls since 1936, currently ranked #7953 nationally and more common than 54% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 2025.
- #2,388 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,953 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,580 born since 1936
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shelbie ranks #2,388 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,953 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,580 born since 1936, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,388 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,953 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,580
- born since 1936
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shelbie's 5,580 recorded births place it above 96.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Shelbie compares
5,580 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shelbie's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shelbie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,580 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 450 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shelbie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shelbie's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 89% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 11%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 450, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shelbie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 450
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Shelbie by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (3,010 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Shelbie's strongest decade.
3,010 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Shelbie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 111
1930s
111 births
- 1940s 92
1940s
92 births
- 1950s 46
1950s
46 births
- 1960s 100
1960s
100 births
- 1970s 201
1970s
201 births
- 1980s 276
1980s
276 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,010 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,270 births
- 2010s 393
2010s
393 births
- 2020s 81
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 3,010 births (54% of all-time use).
How Shelbie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shelbie's total volume
Shelbie by state
Where Shelbie concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 618 | 11.1% |
| #2 | California | | 280 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 200 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 175 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 171 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 161 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 152 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 152 | 2.7% |
618 of 5,580 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Shelbie appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shelbie's data
- Shelbie's decade-level peak was the 1990s (3,010 total births); usage has since declined to 81 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Shelbies (618 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shelbie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~89 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, 1936–2025 (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 Shelbie 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.