How Many People Are Named Shelbey?
An estimated 869 people in the United States have the first name Shelbey. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Shelbey peaked in popularity in 1992 with 94 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shelbey as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shelbey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
869
About 1 in 394,424 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1992
94 births
Total Registered
896
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shelbey
Shelbey is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 896 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shelbey as a female name
Ranked #14,341 in 2014
7 female births in 2014
Peak: 1992 (94 births)
Shelbey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shelbey span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 646 babies were registered. Shelbey has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shelbey by Decade
How has Shelbey tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shelbey by State
Birth registrations for Shelbey span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Illinois, Florida. The lowest are in Tennessee, New York, Michigan. On average, about 16 Shelbeys were registered per state.
Shelbey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shelbey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shelbey
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Shelbey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shelbey?
We estimate approximately 869 people named Shelbey are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 394,424 Americans share this first name.
Is Shelbey a common name?
Shelbey is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 896 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shelbey most popular?
Shelbey reached peak popularity in 1992, when 94 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shelbey is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shelbey a female name?
Shelbey is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shelbey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shelbey Smith, Shelbey Johnson, Shelbey Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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