Is Chelby a boy or girl name?

Chelby is a girl’s name. Of the 501 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Chelby

Recorded 1975–2016 · United States

Chelby was most popular in 1991, when 37 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,906 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 501 people named Chelby.

Chelby over time

Births per year. The dot marks Chelby’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Chelby a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Chelby is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 501 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org