Shelah — girls' name

What the Data Says About Shelah

The Social Security Administration has registered 510 babies named Shelah between 1935 and 2008, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shelah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shelah performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Shelah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shelah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 510 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.