TheNameDBShelva
M FShelva is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (1% of births). There have been 1,131 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 1,117 as girls and 14 as boys. Shelva gained popularity in the 1930s, peaked in 1937 and has since declined significantly.
Popularity Over Time
Yearly Data
| Year | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1975 | 7 |
| 1974 | 6 |
| 1972 | 8 |
| 1971 | 6 |
| 1970 | 8 |
| 1969 | 7 |
| 1968 | 5 |
| 1967 | 6 |
| 1966 | 7 |
| 1963 | 9 |
| 1962 | 13 |
| 1961 | 6 |
| 1960 | 11 |
| 1959 | 8 |
| 1958 | 14 |
| 1957 | 6 |
| 1956 | 22 |
| 1955 | 16 |
| 1954 | 15 |
| 1953 | 14 |
| 1952 | 12 |
| 1951 | 13 |
| 1950 | 18 |
| 1949 | 19 |
| 1948 | 25 |
| 1947 | 30 |
| 1946 | 20 |
| 1945 | 13 |
| 1944 | 21 |
| 1943 | 35 |
| 1942 | 50 |
| 1941 | 51 |
| 1940 | 70 |
| 1939 | 99 |
| 1938 | 164 |
| 1937 | 194 |
| 1936 | 98 |