Shelby

Meaning and origin of Shelby

Popularity of Shelby in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2023.
• Over recent years, Shelby has been rising (+9.4% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Shelby every 45 schools, all spellings combined.

Shelby in English-speaking countries

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  455^th girls’ name14 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,999

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  652^nd girls’ name1,338 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,611−6.9% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  642^nd girls’ name11 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,944

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  731^st girls’ name150 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,119−8.2% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  815^th girls’ name9 babies in 3 years1 girl in 7,206

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,386^th girls’ name16 babies in 3 years1 girl in 9,656

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada) and Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Chelby5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Shelby

• Solveig
• Summer
• Chelsea
• Fanny
• Shelsy
• Taylor
• Heaven
• Bonnie
• Harper
• Lizzie
• Evie
• Sandra