Shelbie · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1936

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 85 recorded years as a table

Shelbie, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1936	18
1937	35
1938	28
1939	22
1940	16
1941	7
1942	7
1943	6
1944	5
1945	8
1946	4
1947	5
1948	5
1949	5
1950	7
1954	3
1955	5
1956	3
1959	5
1960	2
1961	8
1962	5
1963	4
1964	4
1965	5
1966	3
1967	7
1968	8
1969	9
1970	7
1971	13
1972	12
1973	10
1974	20
1975	19
1976	11
1977	18
1978	10
1979	12
1980	13
1981	8
1982	10
1983	8
1984	18
1985	19
1986	15
1987	16
1988	24
1989	30
1990	78
1991	215
1992	244
1993	190
1994	151
1995	159
1996	191
1997	168
1998	157
1999	118
2000	116
2001	97
2002	96
2003	67
2004	65
2005	56
2006	54
2007	50
2008	50
2009	41
2010	45
2011	30
2012	32
2013	18
2014	25
2015	21
2016	18
2017	17
2018	10
2019	7
2020	12
2021	9
2022	8
2023	7
2024	6
2025	8

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Shelbie isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 13
Rank in 2025: #7,885
How rare: 1 in 123,635 girls
Since 1936: 5,580

Most popular in 1992, at 244 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 61% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.