Shelby dog name
We found 1,097 dogs named Shelby in the public pet registers of 22 places. Combining all places, Shelby is the #144 dog name. Almost all dogs named Shelby are female.
🐱 Shelby is also a cat name (#927 for cats, 10 cats).
Shelby as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #68 of 51,228 | 775 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #350 of 34,500 | 154 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #143 of 10,500 | 52 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #516 of 8,191 | 8 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #167 of 4,586 | 16 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #281 of 4,375 | 7 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #269 of 4,602 | 7 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #1,075 of 5,788 | 1 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #255 of 3,045 | 6 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #94 of 2,965 | 13 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #184 of 2,906 | 6 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #88 of 2,440 | 10 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #847 of 3,446 | 1 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #314 of 2,588 | 3 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #140 of 1,974 | 7 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #90 of 2,062 | 9 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #168 of 1,888 | 5 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #66 of 1,965 | 9 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #310 of 2,347 | 2 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #478 of 1,917 | 1 | 2021 |
| Port Moody Canada | #188 of 1,280 | 2 | 2019 |
| Prospect Australia | #54 of 518 | 3 | 2016 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Shelby. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
943 female and 66 male dogs named Shelby, in the places that record sex.
Shelby over the years
Dogs named Shelby per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Shelby
Compared to all dogs, Shelby is especially common among Shetland Sheepdogs (6.7×), Collies (3.2×), Parson Russell Terriers (2.3×), Golden Retrievers (2.3×) and Rottweilers (2.1×).
Based on 889 dogs named Shelby with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Famous dogs named Shelby
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Shelby as a baby name
Shelby was the #649 girls' name in the US in 2025 (444 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #279 for girls in New Zealand, #608 for girls in Ireland, #699 for girls in France and #780 for girls in Scotland. See Shelby as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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