Shelby Forename
13,257th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 73,833 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States
Shelby Forename Definition:
A Usage name, meaning: A distinguished pioneer American.
Shelby Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 91% | 68,419 | 1:5,299 | 735 |
| Canada | 79% | 2,384 | 1:13,898 | 1,443 |
| Australia | - | 614 | 1:22,244 | 1,509 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 349 | 1:739,151 | 49,949 |
| England | 74% | 348 | 1:159,779 | 5,129 |
| Thailand | 84% | 199 | 1:352,090 | 18,748 |
| Philippines | 84% | 177 | 1:598,924 | 18,992 |
| India | 68% | 163 | 1:7,453,239 | 248,369 |
| Mexico | 59% | 128 | 1:969,878 | 7,986 |
| South Africa | 66% | 84 | 1:649,198 | 28,558 |
| Peru | 77% | 58 | 1:548,129 | 9,428 |
| Malaysia | 95% | 56 | 1:543,749 | 23,143 |
| Brazil | 100% | 55 | 1:3,895,203 | 66,134 |
| New Zealand | - | 53 | 1:85,586 | 3,840 |
| Netherlands | 55% | 49 | 1:344,940 | 10,093 |
| Haiti | - | 43 | 1:249,464 | 10,581 |
| Kuwait | - | 38 | 1:99,612 | 6,886 |
| Costa Rica | 61% | 32 | 1:148,998 | 3,979 |
| Germany | 68% | 31 | 1:3,118,641 | 15,149 |
| Panama | 100% | 30 | 1:130,219 | 5,854 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 29 | 1:1,041,445 | 22,179 |
| China | - | 28 | 1:48,787,706 | 62,196 |
| Scotland | 50% | 26 | 1:205,783 | 3,617 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 25 | 1:417,251 | 13,014 |
| Jamaica | - | 25 | 1:115,329 | 4,649 |
| Nicaragua | 88% | 25 | 1:240,733 | 5,653 |
| Qatar | 100% | 23 | 1:103,026 | 12,248 |
| Hong Kong | - | 20 | 1:387,636 | 3,995 |
| Belgium | 100% | 18 | 1:638,336 | 9,306 |
| Singapore | 100% | 18 | 1:349,281 | 9,934 |
| Wales | 59% | 18 | 1:171,906 | 3,302 |
| Israel | 81% | 15 | 1:560,195 | 10,411 |
| Belize | 100% | 13 | 1:27,255 | 2,702 |
| El Salvador | - | 13 | 1:487,830 | 4,461 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 12 | 1:8,283 | 1,404 |
| Russia | 67% | 11 | 1:13,112,155 | 45,377 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 11 | 1:650,181 | 20,553 |
| France | 100% | 10 | 1:6,647,034 | 24,227 |
| Honduras | 100% | 9 | 1:979,719 | 11,190 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 9 | 1:151,269 | 9,102 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 8 | 1:4,077,940 | 25,891 |
| Sweden | 75% | 8 | 1:1,232,238 | 22,791 |
| South Korea | - | 7 | 1:792,060 | 15,859 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 6 | 1:9,111 | 1,173 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 5 | 1:35,512,872 | 242,191 |
| Papua New Guinea | 60% | 5 | 1:1,630,463 | 100,826 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 5 | 1:1,642,699 | 15,939 |
| Zambia | - | 5 | 1:3,170,959 | 26,788 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Bolivia | - | 4 | 1:2,650,351 | 4,903 |
| Cameroon | - | 4 | 1:5,402,626 | 68,032 |
| Djibouti | - | 4 | 1:228,916 | 1,301 |
| Ecuador | - | 4 | 1:4,431,730 | 16,276 |
| Gabon | - | 4 | 1:470,834 | 2,822 |
| Portugal | - | 4 | 1:2,602,716 | 8,189 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| Bahamas | - | 3 | 1:133,123 | 2,262 |
| Belarus | - | 3 | 1:3,160,795 | 12,102 |
| Chile | 100% | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| Italy | 68% | 3 | 1:20,354,030 | 45,650 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Jersey | - | 3 | 1:33,327 | 1,495 |
| Kenya | - | 3 | 1:15,435,703 | 51,312 |
| Saint Lucia | 67% | 3 | 1:59,272 | 4,116 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 3 | 1:36,582 | 3,060 |
| Ireland | - | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Argentina | 50% | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 2 | 1:30,650 | 1,815 |
| Czechia | 69% | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Finland | 67% | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Georgia | - | 2 | 1:1,869,233 | 20,119 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 2 | 1:8,054,214 | 10,362 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Syria | - | 2 | 1:9,653,038 | 7,712 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Austria | 100% | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Colombia | 100% | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Congo | - | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Uganda | - | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
Shelby (21,667) may also be a surname.
Shelby Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Usage name, meaning: A distinguished pioneer American.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Shelby Forename Popularity
Shelby Demographics
Shelby Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 13,138 (2014)
United States
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