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Origin & history of Shalaya1
Modern American roots
Shalaya comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Peaceful, graceful, and beautiful..
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How popular is Shalaya?
2001
peak year
Today, Shalaya is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #11880), with only about 9 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2001, 28 babies were given the name (ranked #4427 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. Shalaya's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 590 babies have been registered as Shalaya since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
28
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #4,427)
(ranked #4,427)
9
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
90
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
590
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Shalaya4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
🏗️Builder
📋Organised
💪Hardworking
🎯Detail-oriented
S1
H8
A1
L3
A1
Y7
A1
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
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Personality of Shalaya🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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