Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Shelah is a Latin transcription of several separate Hebrew names. In Biblical Hebrew, it may represent שֵׁלָה or שֶׁלַח.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Shelah yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 5 | #4,807 |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,813 |
| 1943 | 11 | #3,008 |
| 1944 | 8 | #3,645 |
| 1945 | 6 | #4,478 |
| 1946 | 8 | #3,946 |
| 1947 | 6 | #5,213 |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,952 |
| 1949 | 9 | #3,854 |
| 1950 | 8 | #4,262 |
| 1951 | 9 | #3,956 |
| 1952 | 9 | #4,076 |
| 1953 | 10 | #3,919 |
| 1954 | 12 | #3,464 |
| 1955 | 13 | #3,354 |
| 1957 | 14 | #3,280 |
| 1958 | 8 | #4,838 |
| 1959 | 7 | #5,485 |
| 1960 | 12 | #3,887 |
| 1961 | 12 | #3,973 |
| 1962 | 8 | #5,219 |
| 1963 | 12 | #3,991 |
| 1964 | 9 | #4,944 |
| 1965 | 12 | #3,919 |
| 1966 | 13 | #3,711 |
| 1967 | 10 | #4,570 |
| 1968 | 11 | #4,443 |
| 1969 | 8 | #5,888 |
| 1970 | 10 | #5,344 |
| 1971 | 7 | #7,243 |
| 1972 | 8 | #6,453 |
| 1973 | 14 | #4,319 |
| 1974 | 15 | #4,193 |
| 1975 | 12 | #5,112 |
| 1976 | 8 | #7,160 |
| 1977 | 13 | #5,159 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,840 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,993 |
| 1980 | 9 | #7,307 |
| 1981 | 11 | #6,242 |
| 1982 | 7 | #9,048 |
| 1983 | 15 | #4,848 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,703 |
| 1985 | 5 | #12,200 |
| 1986 | 7 | #9,395 |
| 1987 | 6 | #11,071 |
| 1988 | 9 | #8,289 |
| 1989 | 6 | #12,118 |
| 1990 | 8 | #10,035 |
| 1991 | 12 | #7,355 |
| 1992 | 7 | #11,538 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,965 |
| 1994 | 5 | #15,395 |
| 1999 | 5 | #16,523 |
| 2008 | 5 | #20,027 |
