First Name SHELBY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SHELBY is ranked as the 903rd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 42,625.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 13.37 people named SHELBY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 77% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named SHELBY is 146,433.
  • The SSA data also shows that SHELBY is used as a girl's name 90% of the time.

First Names SHELBY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 42,625 +/-1.7%
  • National Rank 903
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 13.4

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 146,433
  • National Rank 360
  • Percentile Rank 99.61%
  • Proportion/100k 45.92

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SHELBY is 78.3% White, 3.0% Hispanic origin, 15.2% Black, 1.2% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name SHELBY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name SHELBY is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name SHELBY

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.3% 63.9% 14.4%
Hispanic origin 3.0% 16.3% -13.3%
Black 15.2% 12.3% 2.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.2% 4.9% -3.7%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SHELBY is Texas where 4,427 people have this name.
  • North Carolina is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SHELBY, as 43.39 in every 100,000 North Carolinians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of North Carolina.
  • North Carolina is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 3 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Nebraska (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names SHELBY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 841 6.53 97.6% Indiana 654 9.91 96.9% Iowa 448 14.42 97.0% Kansas 352 12.11 94.5% Michigan 1,338 13.5 98.9% Minnesota 520 9.53 97.7% Missouri 745 24.87 96.9% Nebraska 59 3.14 85.4% North Dakota 40 5.44 76.0% Ohio 1,097 9.46 97.8% South Dakota 35 4.15 74.7% Wisconsin 761 13.21 97.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SHELBY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 841 6.53 97.6%
Indiana 654 9.91 96.9%
Iowa 448 14.42 97.0%
Kansas 352 12.11 94.5%
Michigan 1,338 13.5 98.9%
Minnesota 520 9.53 97.7%
Missouri 745 24.87 96.9%
Nebraska 59 3.14 85.4%
North Dakota 40 5.44 76.0%
Ohio 1,097 9.46 97.8%
South Dakota 35 4.15 74.7%
Wisconsin 761 13.21 97.9%
West State Statistics First-Names SHELBY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 64 8.65 79.2% Arizona 398 5.91 94.8% California 3,676 9.47 99.1% Colorado 250 4.67 94.0% Hawaii 169 11.88 94.3% Idaho 219 13.38 92.1% Montana 47 4.6 80.1% Nevada 183 6.46 92.5% New Mexico 128 6.14 88.3% Oregon 256 6.44 94.0% Utah 207 7.04 92.2% Washington 1,021 14.46 98.3% Wyoming 47 7.98 78.3%

West States
State stats for the first name SHELBY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 64 8.65 79.2%
Arizona 398 5.91 94.8%
California 3,676 9.47 99.1%
Colorado 250 4.67 94.0%
Hawaii 169 11.88 94.3%
Idaho 219 13.38 92.1%
Montana 47 4.6 80.1%
Nevada 183 6.46 92.5%
New Mexico 128 6.14 88.3%
Oregon 256 6.44 94.0%
Utah 207 7.04 92.2%
Washington 1,021 14.46 98.3%
Wyoming 47 7.98 78.3%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names SHELBY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 518 14.4 96.7% Maine 306 22.97 92.9% Massachusetts 778 11.54 97.0% New Hampshire 318 23.94 94.0% New Jersey 552 6.18 96.7% New York 1,027 5.2 98.4% Pennsylvania 764 5.97 97.6% Rhode Island 64 6.05 87.4% Vermont 47 7.51 87.1%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SHELBY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 518 14.4 96.7%
Maine 306 22.97 92.9%
Massachusetts 778 11.54 97.0%
New Hampshire 318 23.94 94.0%
New Jersey 552 6.18 96.7%
New York 1,027 5.2 98.4%
Pennsylvania 764 5.97 97.6%
Rhode Island 64 6.05 87.4%
Vermont 47 7.51 87.1%
South State Statistics First-Names SHELBY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 1,086 22.39 97.7% Arkansas 698 23.54 96.7% Delaware 114 12.16 95.1% Dist. of Columbia 138 21 94.7% Florida 2,607 13.1 99.2% Georgia 1,324 13.11 98.4% Kentucky 1,031 23.35 97.2% Louisiana 710 15.27 96.9% Maryland 520 8.71 97.5% Mississippi 745 24.87 96.9% North Carolina 4,315 43.39 99.3% Oklahoma 527 13.59 96.0% South Carolina 1,067 22.08 97.6% Tennessee 1,342 20.49 98.1% Texas 4,427 16.42 99.2% Virginia 1,571 18.87 98.4% West Virginia 336 18.18 93.0%

South States
State stats for the first name SHELBY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 1,086 22.39 97.7%
Arkansas 698 23.54 96.7%
Delaware 114 12.16 95.1%
Dist. of Columbia 138 21 94.7%
Florida 2,607 13.1 99.2%
Georgia 1,324 13.11 98.4%
Kentucky 1,031 23.35 97.2%
Louisiana 710 15.27 96.9%
Maryland 520 8.71 97.5%
Mississippi 745 24.87 96.9%
North Carolina 4,315 43.39 99.3%
Oklahoma 527 13.59 96.0%
South Carolina 1,067 22.08 97.6%
Tennessee 1,342 20.49 98.1%
Texas 4,427 16.42 99.2%
Virginia 1,571 18.87 98.4%
West Virginia 336 18.18 93.0%
 

Full Names with SHELBY as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SHELBY as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named SHELBY.

The most popular full name is SHELBY Smith. 1.27% of all the people named SHELBY have this family name.

There are 4874 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SHELBY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 SHELBY Smith 1.27%
2 SHELBY Johnson 0.86%
3 SHELBY Jones 0.77%
4 SHELBY Miller 0.54%
5 SHELBY Davis 0.52%
6 SHELBY Brown 0.50%
7 SHELBY Williams 0.48%
8 SHELBY Wilson 0.39%
9 SHELBY Hall 0.37%
10 SHELBY Martin 0.36%
11 SHELBY Taylor 0.35%
12 SHELBY King 0.34%
13 SHELBY Anderson 0.33%
14 SHELBY Moore 0.32%
15 SHELBY Thompson 0.32%
16 SHELBY Thomas 0.29%
17 SHELBY Young 0.29%
18 SHELBY Lewis 0.26%
19 SHELBY Adams 0.25%
20 SHELBY Baker 0.25%

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