Is Shelba a boy or girl name?

Shelba is a girl’s name. Of the 2,141 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.8% were girls and 0.2% were boys.

Shelba

Recorded 1935–1982 · United States

Shelba was most popular in 1937, when 349 American babies were given the name — ranking #621 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,141 people named Shelba.

Shelba over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shelba’s peak in 1937. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shelba a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shelba is a girl’s name — 99.8% of the 2,141 Americans given it were girls and 0.2% were 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.

Names that peaked alongside Shelba

Where Shelba is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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