The baby name Shelba appears in baby name data for the United States from 1936 to 1961. It was most popular in 1937 with 570 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Shelba has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1936 | 273 |
| 1937 | 570 |
| 1938 | 388 |
| 1939 | 276 |
| 1940 | 227 |
| 1941 | 128 |
| 1942 | 56 |
| 1943 | 50 |
| 1944 | 21 |
| 1945 | 5 |
| 1946 | 15 |
| 1948 | 10 |
| 1951 | 10 |
| 1952 | 22 |
| 1955 | 18 |
| 1958 | 10 |
| 1959 | 5 |
| 1961 | 12 |