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Shelba Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Shelba?

Mostly unused in the United States, less than 5 babies were bestowed the name in 2018.

This once, top 1000 name, Shelba is currently less popular.

Position 341, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1937 with 344 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Shelba in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Shelba, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1934-1937, and 1951-1955, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1937-1945.

Sometimes the name Shelba has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

The popularity trend for Shelba has remained mostly unchanged for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Shelba has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Shelba?

Shelba's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Shelba is mostly unused and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Shelba has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Shelba (Girl)Shelba (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- < 5 --
2017 < 5 -- < 5 --
2016 < 5 -- < 5 --
2015 < 5 -- < 5 --
2014 < 5 -- < 5 --
2013 < 5 -- < 5 --
2012 < 5 -- < 5 --
2011 < 5 -- < 5 --
2010 < 5 -- < 5 --
2009 < 5 -- < 5 --
2008 < 5 -- < 5 --
2007 < 5 -- < 5 --
2006 < 5 -- < 5 --
2005 < 5 -- < 5 --
2004 < 5 -- < 5 --
2003 < 5 -- < 5 --
2002 < 5 -- < 5 --
2001 < 5 -- < 5 --
2000 < 5 -- < 5 --
1999 < 5 -- < 5 --
1998 < 5 -- < 5 --
1997 < 5 -- < 5 --
1996 < 5 -- < 5 --
1995 < 5 -- < 5 --
1994 < 5 -- < 5 --
1993 < 5 -- < 5 --
1992 < 5 -- < 5 --
1991 < 5 -- < 5 --
1990 < 5 -- < 5 --
1989 < 5 -- < 5 --
1988 < 5 -- < 5 --
1987 < 5 -- < 5 --
1986 < 5 -- < 5 --
1985 < 5 -- < 5 --
1984 < 5 -- < 5 --
1983 < 5 -- < 5 --
1982 7 9,043 < 5 --
1981 < 5 -- < 5 --
1980 9 7,303 < 5 --
1979 < 5 -- < 5 --
1978 < 5 -- < 5 --
1977 5 10,983 < 5 --
1976 7 7,981 < 5 --
1975 7 7,818 < 5 --
1974 7 7,540 < 5 --
1973 5 9,535 < 5 --
1972 7 7,137 < 5 --
1971 < 5 -- < 5 --
1970 < 5 -- < 5 --
1969 7 6,492 < 5 --
1968 8 5,559 < 5 --
1967 17 3,185 < 5 --
1966 15 3,378 < 5 --
1965 7 5,720 < 5 --
1964 16 3,356 < 5 --
1963 21 2,766 < 5 --
1962 16 3,274 < 5 --
1961 19 2,934 < 5 --
1960 20 2,808 < 5 --
1959 30 2,101 < 5 --
1958 31 2,019 < 5 --
1957 36 1,837 < 5 --
1956 21 2,518 < 5 --
1955 42 1,594 < 5 --
1954 24 2,227 < 5 --
1953 15 2,912 < 5 --
1952 32 1,775 < 5 --
1951 28 1,877 < 5 --
1950 28 1,827 < 5 --
1949 33 1,657 < 5 --
1948 37 1,546 < 5 --
1947 27 1,891 < 5 --
1946 40 1,392 < 5 --
1945 34 1,397 < 5 --
1944 57 1,045 < 5 --
1943 64 994 < 5 --
1942 83 842 < 5 --
1941 130 622 < 5 --
1940 174 521 < 5 --
1939 200 472 < 5 --
1938 254 422 < 5 --
1937 344 341 5 3,938
1936 166 506 < 5 --
1935 6 4,144 < 5 --
1934 < 5 -- < 5 --
1933 < 5 -- < 5 --
1932 < 5 -- < 5 --
1931 < 5 -- < 5 --
1930 < 5 -- < 5 --
1929 < 5 -- < 5 --
1928 < 5 -- < 5 --
1927 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1920 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1918 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1911 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.