Shalva
Shalva is a Georgian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Shalva of Akhaltsikhe, Georgian military commander and courtier Shalva Aleksi-Meskhishvili (1884-1960), Georgian jurist and politician Shalva Amiranashvili (1899–1975), Georgian art historian Shalva Apkhazava (1980-2004), Georgian footballer Shalva Chikhladze (1912-1997), Georgian wrestler and Olympic medalist Shalva…
- Georgian
Meaning & Origin of Shalva
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shalva is a Georgian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Shalva of Akhaltsikhe, Georgian military commander and courtier Shalva Aleksi-Meskhishvili (1884-1960), Georgian jurist and politician Shalva Amiranashvili (1899–1975), Georgian art historian Shalva Apkhazava (1980-2004), Georgian footballer Shalva Chikhladze (1912-1997), Georgian wrestler and Olympic medalist Shalva…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Georgian
The Story of Shalva
Shalva first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2002, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 11 Shalvas were born — ranking #9,409 that year. As of 2026, Shalva ranks #8,922 for baby girls with 11 births, rising sharply (+42% over the past five years). In total, more than 130 Shalvas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Shalva
Shalva is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 130 births in the dataset. Shalva's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #9,409. Use the chart and map above to compare Shalva'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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