Shelva

Where Shelva comes from

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  • Vowel-ended
Shelva through the years
  1. 1936
    First appearance
    #707 among girls with 89 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1937
    Peak, #470
    194 babies named Shelva, the most in any year.
  3. 1940
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #854.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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