Shelda

Where Shelda comes from

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  • Vowel-ended
Shelda through the years
  1. 1935
    First appearance
    #2,575 among girls with 11 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1941
    Peak, #1,501
    27 babies named Shelda, the most in any year.
  3. 1942
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #3,738.
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