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I hate Shelby. It’s dated and quite ugly. “Shel” and “bee” don’t belong together sonically. Yecch!

It's ... okay. Reminds me of Shelley, which I like pretty well, but it's dated. And I don't like -by endings at all.
It does sound dated like Courtney and Lindsay - but since it wasn't so heavily used, I think it is more appealing now than those are.

When I was growing up my older sister was friends with twin girls named Sadie and Shelby. I remember thinking all the way back then and in the present how I preferred Sadie's name between the two. It just feels kind of awkward and clunky in my mouth. Of the "Shell" names I prefer Michelle, Michella or Rochelle.

I’ve been digging it lately, for a girl and for a boy, actually. I think it’s got charm. I guess you could argue it’s dated but I don’t feel like it was popular enough to really fit the category. It’s no Brittany or Amber, that’s for sure.

I had bad experiences with a few Shelbys (females) so I don't really like this name. However, there was another Shelby my age (another girl) had a twin sister named Bailey. I do find it dated though.