Shelah Forename
149,981st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 2,437 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Anguilla
Shelah Forename Definition:
She'-lah, that breaks, that undresses. A son of Judah. Gen. xxxviii. 11.
Shelah Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 94% | 872 | 1:415,753 | 11,677 |
| Syria | - | 538 | 1:35,885 | 1,442 |
| Philippines | 100% | 488 | 1:217,233 | 9,390 |
| Iraq | 100% | 130 | 1:269,368 | 4,024 |
| Peru | 100% | 70 | 1:454,164 | 8,398 |
| Zimbabwe | 95% | 62 | 1:248,771 | 14,053 |
| England | 99% | 49 | 1:1,134,753 | 17,965 |
| Israel | 94% | 45 | 1:186,732 | 5,989 |
| South Africa | 100% | 25 | 1:2,181,306 | 62,942 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 21 | 1:3,515,600 | 73,131 |
| Nigeria | 61% | 20 | 1:8,878,218 | 108,497 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 20 | 1:9,717,884 | 69,757 |
| Canada | 100% | 16 | 1:2,070,836 | 30,435 |
| Uganda | 86% | 10 | 1:4,095,692 | 39,987 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 9 | 1:3,383,327 | 86,111 |
| Qatar | 100% | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Sweden | 100% | 4 | 1:2,464,477 | 34,955 |
| Scotland | 100% | 4 | 1:1,337,592 | 11,885 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 4 | 1:340,355 | 15,394 |
| Australia | - | 4 | 1:3,414,406 | 25,298 |
| Zambia | - | 4 | 1:3,963,698 | 31,018 |
| India | - | 3 | 1:404,959,324 | 3,244,417 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 3 | 1:2,383,998 | 75,650 |
| Brazil | - | 3 | 1:71,412,051 | 442,691 |
| Wales | 100% | 3 | 1:1,031,436 | 10,092 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 2 | 1:26,394,160 | 73,301 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Singapore | 100% | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Mexico | - | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Jordan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
The alternate forms: Shélah (1) are calculated separately.
Shelah (2,712) may also be a surname.
Shelah Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
She'-lah, that breaks, that undresses. A son of Judah. Gen. xxxviii. 11.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: (1) quietness: request: (2), a missile (as sent - son of Shem).
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
A Hebrew name, meaning: The asked for. (Celtic) Asked for.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
A Hebrew name, meaning: The asked for.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Shelah Forename Popularity
Shelah Demographics
Shelah Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 180 (2014)
United States
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