Feminine dossier · first seen 1936
Shelbie
Endangered
Down 97.1% from peak
Peak era
1992
Peak births
450
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Shelbie
How many people are named Shelbie?
An estimated 5,249 living Americans are named Shelbie.
How rare is Shelbie?
Shelbie is very rare among babies today, with 13 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 97.1% from its 1992 peak.
How old is the typical Shelbie?
The median age of a living American named Shelbie is approximately 30 years, with most bearers falling between 24 and 34 years old.
Is Shelbie still popular?
No. Shelbie is endangered as a baby name, down 97.1% from its 1992 peak with 13 births in 2025.
Where is Shelbie most common?
Shelbie has its strongest geographic signal in Oklahoma, where it appears 3.7× more often than the national baseline.
1936Peak 19922025
Peak year
1992
Decline from peak
97.1%
2025
13
All-time
5,580
Where it lives now
Shelbie is most concentrated in Oklahoma — about 3.7× the national rate in the 1990s. It also runs high in Utah and Louisiana.
States where Shelbie is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.