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Shelby

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What official birth registration shows about Shelby: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #151 to #872.200020052010201520202025#151#872
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
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
2025#872

VerifiedSource: 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

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 15 of the 32 years from 1994 to 2025.

In 2025: #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #872 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1994–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1994

    First recorded at #450 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1994 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #151 among girls in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #872 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

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, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#87240HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#26648HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#70853HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#26718HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#63757HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#200711HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#62461HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#169214HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#51380HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#212510HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#49482HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#172313HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#45892HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#210410HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#54077HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#22599HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#77151HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#27347HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#68460HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#40234HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#74552HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#66859HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#38954HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#58470HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#55676HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#59468HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#46473HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#48284HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#49183HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#32275HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#47185HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#31585HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#378111HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#381110HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#369109HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#299137HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#324117HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#39285HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#246161HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#229178HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#224182HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#176247HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#29013HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#151309HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#28593HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#209201HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandfemale#4183HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#4403HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#4133HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#2675HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#1978HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#1978HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#2416HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#6085HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#7364HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#5596HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#4648HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#8343HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#7164HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#7344HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#9373HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#8623HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#6354HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#4616HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#6063HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#5283HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#4983HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#4504HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#7903HighVerified

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

Where Shelby is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Shelby, between 1994 and 2025, in 31 of those 32 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1994Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1994England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1997Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 1999Northern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: highest position in 1998ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419942025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1994–202515#450 in 1994
England and Wales1996–202530#151 in 1997
Northern Ireland1997–20227#197 in 1998
Scotland20241#790 in 2024

Its high point came 30 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1994) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Shelby

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1994–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1994 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #151 in England and Wales in 1997. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.