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Origin & history of Shah1
Arabic / Islamic roots
Shah comes from the Arabic / Islamic tradition, meaning Noble; trustworthy; excellent; enlightened..
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How popular is Shah?
2009
peak year
The name Shah reached its peak in 2009, with 22 registrations (ranked #4568). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1972, roughly 37 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #7548) today, averaging about 12 new babies per year. Shah's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 428 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
22
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #4,568)
(ranked #4,568)
12
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
120
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
428
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Shah9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
S1
H8
A1
H8
Sum: 18 → Life path 9
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Personality of Shah🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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