Shelby Popularity

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Region

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England and Wales — female rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#209
1997	#151
1998	#176
1999	#224
2000	#229
2001	#246
2002	#392
2003	#324
2004	#299
2005	#369
2006	#381
2007	#378
2008	#471
2009	#491
2010	#482
2011	#594
2012	#556
2013	#584
2014	#668
2015	#745
2016	#684
2017	#771
2018	#540
2019	#458
2020	#494
2021	#513
2022	#624
2023	#637
2024	#708

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1994 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #151 in England and Wales in 1997.

Shelby's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#708	53	High	Demonstration data
2024	England and Wales	male	#2671	8	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	female	#637	57	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	male	#2007	11	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	female	#624	61	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	male	#1692	14	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	female	#513	80	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	male	#2125	10	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	female	#494	82	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	male	#1723	13	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	female	#458	92	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	male	#2104	10	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	female	#540	77	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	male	#2259	9	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	female	#771	51	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	male	#2734	7	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	female	#684	60	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	male	#4023	4	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	female	#745	52	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	female	#668	59	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	male	#3895	4	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	female	#584	70	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	female	#556	76	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	female	#594	68	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	male	#4647	3	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	female	#482	84	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	female	#491	83	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	male	#3227	5	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	female	#471	85	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	male	#3158	5	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	female	#378	111	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	female	#381	110	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	female	#369	109	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	female	#299	137	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	female	#324	117	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	female	#392	85	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	female	#246	161	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	female	#229	178	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	female	#224	182	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	female	#176	247	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	male	#2901	3	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	female	#151	309	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	male	#2859	3	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	female	#209	201	High	Demonstration data
2022	Northern Ireland	female	#418	3	High	Demonstration data
2013	Northern Ireland	female	#440	3	High	Demonstration data
2007	Northern Ireland	female	#413	3	High	Demonstration data
2001	Northern Ireland	female	#267	5	High	Demonstration data
1999	Northern Ireland	female	#197	8	High	Demonstration data
1998	Northern Ireland	female	#197	8	High	Demonstration data
1997	Northern Ireland	female	#241	6	High	Demonstration data
2025	Republic of Ireland	female	#608	5	High	Demonstration data
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#736	4	High	Demonstration data
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#559	6	High	Demonstration data
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#464	8	High	Demonstration data
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#834	3	High	Demonstration data
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#716	4	High	Demonstration data
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#734	4	High	Demonstration data
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#937	3	High	Demonstration data
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#862	3	High	Demonstration data
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#635	4	High	Demonstration data
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#461	6	High	Demonstration data
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#606	3	High	Demonstration data
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#528	3	High	Demonstration data
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#498	3	High	Demonstration data
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#450	4	High	Demonstration data
2024	Scotland	female	#790	3	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.