Baby name

Shelba

Girl

Short-lived name

In 1937, Shelba reached its peak: 344 girls, 1 baby in 6,194. The trend faded fast: today's pace is 99% below the peak. No births recorded in 2025: the name is no longer given, or too rarely to be published. 45% of all babies named Shelba since 1880 were born in the 1930s.

2,136births since 1880

1930sgeneration

No. 340rank at its peak, in 1937

Where babies named Shelba are born

1937

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The darker the blue, the more common Shelba is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Shelba is most common in North Carolina (5.6 times), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Shelby 148,830
Shelia 47,780
Shelbi 5,496
Shela 1,398
Sheba 1,173
Shella 1,129

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