Meaning of name Shelby

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Meaning

The name Shelby has the following meaning:

One who is from the town on the ledge. An Old English name.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

See worldwide popularity rankings of Shelby as a baby name (outside USA)

As a baby girl name, Shelby is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 93 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Shelby fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 9 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 167 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Shelby in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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Pronunciation

The name Shelby is pronounced as shel-bee

Origins

Shelby originates from the English language.
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Related names

The following names are baby names related to Shelby and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Shelby: Boys - Britton, Bud, Burleigh, Burley, Case, Coy, Dart, Ellsworth, Ernest, Ezell, Felton, General, Guss, Hoke, Irl, Irwin, Jefferson, Jerrell, Jett, Lawyer, Layton, Girls - Alvina, Arvilla, Delise, Fannie, Fanny, Fleta, Fonda, Heather, Jalyn, Janelle, Jaycee, Jazmyne, Leeann, Liana, Lorri, Marilyn, Maryellen, Melinda, Nautica, Queen, Serenity, Both genders - Aubrey, Broderick, Cassidy, Dorothy, Gay, Hunter, Infant, Larry, Lisa, London, Merritt, Paisley, Tracy, Tyler

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Shelby: Chelby, Schelby, Shelbe, Shelbea, Shelbee, Shelbeigh, Shelbey, Shelbi, Shelbie, Shelbye, Shellby

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Shelby are: Shell

Style

We think the name Shelby should fall under the following style category: For Both Genders.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Shelby to be: Pretty and carefree lady

In one word, you might describe Shelby as a(n) "carefree" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Shelby (or its variants) are:

Shelby Singleton, born on 16 December, a famous producer. Shelby Singleton's background: An American record producer and record label owner.

Shelby Moore Cullom, born on 22 November, a famous politician. Shelby Moore Cullom's background: A U.S. political figure, serving in various offices, including the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate and governor of Illinois.

Shelby Lynne, born on 22 October, a famous singer. Shelby Lynne's background: An American country music singer, songwriter and actress. She won a Grammy Award in 2001 for Best New Artist.