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Girl name English origin Christian tradition

Shelby

SHEL-bee · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Willow farm, from Old Norse selja and by
Language
English
Culture
English;Old Norse
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
unisex · preppy
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#656
2024 births445
Peak year1991
First appeared1913
Total US births148,382
1991 peak19131941196919962024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
ShelShelbs
Alternate spellings
ShelbieShelbey
In other languages
Shelby (English)

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Notable people named Shelby

Shelby Foote (historian
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Shelby Lynne (singer)
Shelby Steele (writer
male)
Shelby Stanga (TV personality
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