NameTrendsU.S. Baby Name Data

Shelva Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Shelva: every year it appeared on the national list since 1936, with 1,117 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
1,117
Peak year
1937 #471
Years on the list
38
10-year trend
-81.5%

In the 1930s · Most used in WV in {year}

Popularity history

1936–1980

YearBirthsRank
19598#4971
196011#4131
19616#6448
196213#3746
19639#4847
19667#5713
19676#6662
19685#7994
19697#6499
19708#6270
19716#8156
19728#6455
19746#8554
19757#7823
19805#11852

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1937

WV
43
PA
29
NC
19
VA
17
OH
14
GA
11

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