Names / Girl names
Shellby
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#2,780
in 1991
First recorded
1986
in U.S. data
Children named
496
since 1986
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,780 in 1991 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Shellby is a girls' name that first appears in 1986. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Roughly 496 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.