Shalva comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Peaceful, serene, calm, tranquil..
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How popular is Shalva?
2016peak year
The name Shalva reached its peak in 2016, with 11 registrations (ranked #10002). It had only entered records 14 years earlier, in 2002. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #12486) today, averaging about 8 new babies per year. Shalva's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 130 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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