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Shelbie and Shelby side by side: Shelbie peaked in 1992 and Shelby in 1991; in 2025 they were given to 13 and 485 babies.

Shelbie and Shelby, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Shelbie and Shelby births by year2.5k5k7.5k10k13k18801900192019401960198020002025ShelbyShelbie
Shelbie and Shelby births by year2.5k5k7.5k10k13k18801900192019401960198020002025ShelbyShelbie
Shelbie and Shelby births by year2.5k5k7.5k10k13k1880190519301955198020052025ShelbyShelbie
Shelbie and Shelby births by year2.5k5k7.5k10k13k1880193019802025ShelbyShelbie

Girls and boys together; Shelbie solid, Shelby dashed.

Shelbie and Shelby compared
ShelbieShelby
Births 202513485
Rank 2025#8,277 among girls’ names#649 among girls’ names
Recorded since 18805,580165,279
Peak year19921991
Girls100%90%
Alive, estimated5,350149,000
Median age3031

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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