Shalah
Shalah Kosh is a village in, and the capital of, Qaleh Rural District of Zagros District, Chardavol County, Ilam province, Iran.
Meaning & Origin of Shalah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shalah Kosh is a village in, and the capital of, Qaleh Rural District of Zagros District, Chardavol County, Ilam province, Iran.
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The Story of Shalah
Shalah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 11 Shalahs were born — ranking #6,955 that year. As of 2026, Shalah ranks #16,098 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 138 Shalahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Shalah
Shalah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 138 births in the dataset. Shalah's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #6,955. Use the chart and map above to compare Shalah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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