Shellby
Girl · SHEL-bee · English
Shellby is a girls' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shellby mean?
English: spelling of Shelby; surname of uncertain origin
An English surname of uncertain origin; it is the family name of the gangsters in Peaky Blinders.
- Say it
- SHEL-bee
Meaning borrowed from Shelby. More on Wiktionary.
Is Shellby a girl's or a boy's name?
Shellby is a girls' name.
How popular is Shellby in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shellby in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2004. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Shellby in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,942 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,741 |
How popular is Shellby 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 43 girls. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the girls named Shellby in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shellby in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5,551 |
| 2003 | 25 | #4,938 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6,386 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5,359 |
| 2000 | 21 | #5,307 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 26 | #4,235 |
| 1997 | 20 | #5,006 |
| 1996 | 39 | #3,023 |
| 1995 | 29 | #3,665 |
| 1994 | 29 | #3,699 |
| 1993 | 34 | #3,285 |
| 1992 | 36 | #3,139 |
| 1991 | 43 | #2,732 |
| 1990 | 19 | #4,863 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
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