How Many People Are Named Shelbi?
An estimated 5,298 people in the United States have the first name Shelbi. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Shelbi peaked in popularity in 1992 with 515 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shelbi 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 Shelbi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,298
About 1 in 64,695 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1992
515 births
Total Registered
5,483
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shelbi
Shelbi is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,483 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shelbi as a female name
Ranked #17,267 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1992 (515 births)
Shelbi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shelbi span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 3,435 babies were registered. Shelbi has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shelbi by Decade
How has Shelbi 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.
Shelbi by State
Birth registrations for Shelbi span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Louisiana. The lowest are in South Dakota, South Carolina, New Mexico. On average, about 97 Shelbis were registered per state.
Shelbi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shelbi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shelbi
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Shelbi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shelbi?
We estimate approximately 5,298 people named Shelbi 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 64,695 Americans share this first name.
Is Shelbi a common name?
Shelbi is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,483 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shelbi most popular?
Shelbi reached peak popularity in 1992, when 515 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shelbi is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shelbi a female name?
Shelbi is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shelbi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shelbi Smith, Shelbi Johnson, Shelbi 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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