Chelby
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- CHEL-bee
- Origin
- Modern
Chelby is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Chelby come from?
Modern: modern blend of Chelsea and Shelby
Is Chelby a girl's or a boy's name?
Chelby is a girls' name.
How popular is Chelby in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 37 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the girls named Chelby in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chelby in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 28 | #4,377 |
| 2001 | 24 | #4,829 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 23 | #4,713 |
| 1998 | 35 | #3,423 |
| 1997 | 28 | #3,894 |
| 1996 | 23 | #4,448 |
| 1995 | 31 | #3,487 |
| 1994 | 28 | #3,785 |
| 1993 | 25 | #4,095 |
| 1992 | 35 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 37 | #3,030 |
| 1990 | 19 | #4,863 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
Names like Chelby
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lily, Emily, Chloe, Carly, Daisy, Destiny, Abby, Hannah, Ivy, Kayla, Harley, Bailey
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Chelby: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chelby, updated 20 October 2026.