Shelby

Shelby \(s)hel-by, sh-e-lby\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Shelby used as a name boy name meaning, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced -SHEHLBiy- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Shelby: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Shelby?

Shelby's origin is Old Norse, and its use, English. The meaning of Shelby is 'willow settlement'. Derived from selja 'willow' ; býr 'town, village, settlement'. It represents the transferred use of the geographic name and the surname as a given name. See Shelby name popularity for more info. Shelby has 19 forms. Forms of the name baby name Chelby, baby name Selby, short names for Shebi, Shel name variations, Shelb name, Shelba meaning, Shelbea meaning of name, Shelbee meaning, baby name Shelbiana, Shelbye meaning and origin, Shelhi meaning of name, Shellie meaning of name, and name Shelly origin. Other English forms the spelling variants Schelby name variations, name Shelbe origin, name Shelbey, Shelbi definition, nicknames for Shelbie, and Shellby name popularity. Shelby is popular as a baby girl name. The name increased in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only infrequent use. At the height of its usage in 1991, 0.503% of baby girls were named Shelby. It was #33 in rank then. The baby name has seen a decline in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #185 with a usage of 0.086%, but it was nevertheless the most commonly used within all girl names in its family. Although Shelby is today more frequently used for baby girls, there was a period prior to 1935 when more boys were given the name. After 1936, increasingly the name became more popular with baby girls than with boys. In 1999, 31 times more baby girls than boys were given the name Shelby.

List of baby names that sound like Shelby:

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The baby name Shelby fun facts:

The name Shelby in reverse order is "Yblehs".

The numerological value of the name Shelby is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Shelby?

Shelby is in the top names in USA.