Shelby

Shelby

Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

Shelby is a given name, a transferred use of the northern English surname. Its meaning is uncertain. It has been in use as a given name, mainly in North America, since the 1700s.

From Wikipedia

Shelby first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 309 babies (rank #151 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Shelby

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Shelby yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,611

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

309

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	201	#210
1997	309	#151
1998	247	#176
1999	182	#224
2000	178	#230
2001	161	#247
2002	85	#393
2003	117	#325
2004	137	#301
2005	109	#372
2006	110	#385
2007	111	#381
2008	85	#473
2009	83	#494
2010	84	#484
2011	68	#601
2012	76	#562
2013	70	#590
2014	59	#679
2015	52	#758
2016	60	#692

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

201

#210

1997

309

#151

1998

247

#176

1999

182

#224

2000

178

#230

2001

161

#247

2002

#393

2003

117

#325

2004

137

#301

2005

109

#372

2006

110

#385

2007

111

#381

2008

#473

2009

#494

2010

#484

2011

#601

2012

#562

2013

#590

2014

#679

2015

#758

2016

#692

Meaning

Numerology of Shelby

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Shelby

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Year-by-Year Detail