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Girl name

Shalimar

99% girls · last recorded 2015

Shalimar has been given to about 644 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2012, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 625
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shalimar per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2012 · 29
  • Born in 20250
  • All time644

How popular is Shalimar?

Its best year was 2012, when 29 babies were given the name, ranking 4947th. The typical living American called Shalimar is about 38 years old today.

Names that sound like Shalimar

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shania0.62
  2. Shaina0.62
  3. Shakira0.62
  4. Salina0.62
  5. Shaniya0.62
  6. Shanika0.62
  7. Shamika0.62
  8. Shelia0.57

Middle names for Shalimar

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shalimar Eve0.82
  2. Shalimar Anne0.80
  3. Shalimar Louise0.79
  4. Shalimar June0.78
  5. Shalimar Pearl0.78
  6. Shalimar Quinn0.78

Sibling names for Shalimar

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.72
  2. Marisolsister · 0.71
  3. Dereckbrother · 0.71
  4. Elishaeither · 0.71
  5. Kareembrother · 0.70
  6. Meredithsister · 0.70

Where Shalimar is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shalimar White0.74
    2. Shalimar Nguyen0.74
    3. Shalimar Moore0.74
    4. Shalimar Lee0.74
    5. Shalimar Hill0.74
    6. Shalimar Green0.74

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shalimar

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.