Girl nameNot in the current top charts
Shelba
2 syllablesPeak year: 19376 lettersStarts with S
Meaning & origin
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Shelba's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Shelba |
|---|---|
| 1935 | 6 |
| 1936 | 166 |
| 1937 | 349 |
| 1938 | 254 |
| 1939 | 200 |
| 1940 | 174 |
| 1941 | 130 |
| 1942 | 83 |
| 1943 | 64 |
| 1944 | 57 |
| 1945 | 34 |
| 1946 | 40 |
| 1947 | 27 |
| 1948 | 37 |
| 1949 | 33 |
| 1950 | 28 |
| 1951 | 28 |
| 1952 | 32 |
| 1953 | 15 |
| 1954 | 24 |
| 1955 | 42 |
| 1956 | 21 |
| 1957 | 36 |
| 1958 | 31 |
| 1959 | 30 |
| 1960 | 20 |
| 1961 | 19 |
| 1962 | 16 |
| 1963 | 21 |
| 1964 | 16 |
| 1965 | 7 |
| 1966 | 15 |
| 1967 | 17 |
| 1968 | 8 |
| 1969 | 7 |
| 1972 | 7 |
| 1973 | 5 |
| 1974 | 7 |
| 1975 | 7 |
| 1976 | 7 |
| 1977 | 5 |
| 1980 | 9 |
| 1982 | 7 |
Shelba through the decades
- Shelba peaked in 1937, when 349 babies were named Shelba in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (1968–1982), use of Shelba has fallen 64% compared to the 10 years before that.