Girls name
Shelby
Shelby is a girls' name given to 146,312 girls in the United States since 1935, peaking in 1991 with 10,220 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 5th among girls names in Montana in 1991.
Which states favor Shelby
Shelby by state
Top states by all-time births named Shelby. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 13,480 | #631 (2025) |
| 2 | California | 10,734 | #854 (2025) |
| 3 | Florida | 6,793 | #763 (2025) |
| 4 | Ohio | 6,377 | #1119 (2025) |
| 5 | Tennessee | 6,209 | #294 (2025) |
| 6 | Michigan | 5,933 | #686 (2025) |
| 7 | North Carolina | 5,810 | #403 (2025) |
| 8 | Georgia | 5,287 | #642 (2025) |
| 9 | Indiana | 5,245 | #801 (2025) |
| 10 | Kentucky | 4,991 | #381 (2025) |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | 4,602 | #451 (2025) |
| 12 | Illinois | 4,591 | #1104 (2025) |
| 13 | Missouri | 4,567 | #568 (2024) |
| 14 | Virginia | 4,455 | #517 (2025) |
| 15 | Alabama | 4,044 | #344 (2025) |
| 16 | New York | 3,499 | #972 (2025) |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 3,130 | #614 (2025) |
| 18 | Washington | 3,015 | #673 (2025) |
| 19 | Louisiana | 2,840 | #608 (2024) |
| 20 | South Carolina | 2,671 | #610 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).