Shalimar comes from the Arabic / Islamic tradition, meaning Beautiful and serene garden estate..
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How popular is Shalimar?
2012peak year
The name Shalimar reached its peak in 2012, with 29 registrations (ranked #4946). The name has actually been around since 1954 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #18709) today, averaging about 5 new babies per year. Across all years on record, approximately 644 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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