Shalika
Joseph Andrew Shalika was a mathematician working on automorphic forms and representation theory, who introduced the multiplicity-one theorem. He was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study from 1965 to 1966.
Meaning & Origin of Shalika
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Joseph Andrew Shalika was a mathematician working on automorphic forms and representation theory, who introduced the multiplicity-one theorem. He was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study from 1965 to 1966.
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The Story of Shalika
Shalika first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1974, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 12 Shalikas were born — ranking #5,427 that year. As of 2026, Shalika ranks #9,586 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 109 Shalikas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Shalika most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- LK83%
- KW8%
- BH5%
- OM2%
- QA2%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Shalika
Shalika is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 109 births in the dataset. Shalika's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #5,427. Use the chart and map above to compare Shalika'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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