Over the past 110 years, 11 403 boys and 143 503 girls have been named Shelby. The name Shelby ranks 905th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Shelby in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Shelby came in the 1930s and 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.