Shelva is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find how many babies have been named Shelva across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Shelva has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 1,131 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Shelva per year, United States (1936 to 1980). United States peaked in 1937 (194/yr).
Shelva has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1937, when it ranked #855 nationally (given to 194 babies that year).
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