Sheliah
Last seen for girls in 2004 at #14,179
- Peak · girls
- 1955 · 52 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 435since 1943
Sheliah over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Sheliah has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| rank | births | |
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| 2004 | #14,179 | 6 |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 |
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| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 |
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| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 |
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| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 |
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| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 |
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| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 |
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| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 |
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| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 |
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| 1967 | #4,053 | 11 |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 |
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| 1964 | #3,379 | 15 |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 |
| 1962 | #2,605 | 22 |
| 1961 | #3,460 | 14 |
| 1960 | #2,729 | 20 |
| 1959 | #2,869 | 17 |
| 1958 | #2,449 | 22 |
| 1957 | #1,989 | 30 |
| 1956 | #2,005 | 29 |
| 1955 | #1,383 | 52 |
| 1954 | #1,769 | 34 |
| 1953 | #2,699 | 16 |
| 1952 | #3,552 | 10 |
| 1951 | #2,577 | 16 |
| 1950 | #3,052 | 12 |
| 1949 | #3,612 | 9 |
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 |
| 1947 | #3,240 | 11 |
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| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 |
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| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 |
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First appearance
1943
The first year at least five girls were named Sheliah! It came in at #4,196, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1944–1946, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
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Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2004
Rise & fade · girls
12 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1943
- Peaked 1955 at #1,383 (52 births)
- Births halved by 1958, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 37,601
- Highest: 1 in 37,601 girls born in 1955 were named Sheliah (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 306,042 girls born in 2004 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 54.7% of all girls named Sheliah (238) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 38 | #3,240 (1947) | #3,962 |
| 1950s | 238 | #1,383 (1955) | #2,434 |
| 1960s | 102 | #2,605 (1962) | #4,177 |
| 1970s | 13 | #6,362 (1970) | #7,462 |
| 1980s | 18 | #8,778 (1987) | #10,006 |
| 1990s | 10 | #12,958 (1990) | #13,238 |
| 2000s | 16 | #14,179 (2004) | #15,105 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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