Shallah
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Meaning & Origin of Shallah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Corey Woods, better known by his stage name Raekwon, is an American rapper. He rose to prominence as a founding member of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, which achieved mainstream success following the release of their debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang , in 1993. Raekwon would subsequently pursue a solo career, releasing his first solo album, entitled Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..., in 1995.
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The Story of Shallah
The earliest SSA record of Shallah as a baby boy name dates back to 1996, when 7 babies received it. 1996 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Shallah — #7,137 in the national rankings. About 61% of every Shallah on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Shallah last appeared in the published SSA data in 2001, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 18 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Shallah
Shallah is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 18 births in the dataset. Shallah's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #7,137. Use the chart and map above to compare Shallah'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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