Is Shelba a boy or girl name?
Shelba was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 2,141 US babies named Shelba were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Shelba since 1935
- 2,141
- Most popular year
- 1937
- 349 babies
Boys and girls named Shelba, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | 970 | 99.5% |
| 1940s | 0 | 679 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 287 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 146 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 38 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,050 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,308 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,988 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,985 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,821 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,541 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,537 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,140 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,495 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,563 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,185 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,378 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,724 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,359 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,766 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,277 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,935 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,807 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,101 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,020 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,838 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,520 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,594 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,226 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,909 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,775 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,877 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,827 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,657 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,546 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,891 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,391 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,397 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,045 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 64 | #994 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 83 | #842 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 130 | #622 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 174 | #521 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 200 | #472 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 254 | #422 |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,939 | 344 | #341 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 166 | #506 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,145 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shelba reached #3,939 in 1937. As a girl name, it reached #341 in 1937. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shelba
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.