Shelby

English

"estate on the ledge"

Shelby Origin and Meaning

The name Shelby is a girl's name of English origin meaning "estate on the ledge".

Though Shelby was trendier ten years ago, it's still a widely used choice.

Shelby Rank in US Top 1000

# 661 in the US

Shelby Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 884 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Shelby

• 661 US 2023
• 884 Nameberry 2025
• 645 England 2023
• 98 Dogs 2022

20 Names Similar to Shelby

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Shelby.

• Leigh
• Lynn
• Shannon
• Hollie
• Cece
• Whitney
• Jillian
• Lindsay
• Kay
• Lillie
• Casey
• Macy
• Lilian
• Sidney
• Rachelle
• Lesley
• Aimee
• Kirsten
• Hanna
• Beverly

Famous People Named Shelby

• Shelby Lynne (born Shelby Lynn Moorer) American singer,songwriter
• Shelby Lyons American retired figure skater
• Shelby Keeton American model
• Shelby daughter of actress Rose Siggins

The name Shelby in Pop Culture

• Shelby character in play/film "Steel Magnolias"
• Shelby Marx character on TV's "iCarly"
• Shelby Corcoran recurring character on TV's "Glee"
• Shelby character in TV's "Hart of Dixie'
• Shelby Myers character in Leigh Kenyon's "The Zebra Riders"
• "The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo " TV series
• Shelby Prince character on TV's "The Client List"
• Shelby character in "The Wolves Of Mercy Falls" series by Maggie Stiefvater
• Shelby a main character in the series 'Fallen' by Lauren Kate
• Shelby Merrick character in TV's "Higher Ground"
• Shelby Cummings character in film "A Cinderella Story"
• Shelby character on TV's "Jessie"
• Shelby Marcus main character on TV's "Best Friends Whenever"
• Shelby Wilson character in the 2016 TV movie "Backstabbed"
• Shelby Wyatt character in TV's "Quantico"
• Shelby Miller character in TV’s “American Horror Story: Roanoke”