Petition, prayer, or request
Derived from the Hebrew root 'sha'al', meaning to ask or request. In the Old Testament, Shelah is primarily a male name, notably the youngest son of Judah, though it is occasionally used for girls in modern times due to its soft sound and similarity to names like Sheila.
Less common today
Shelah isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,061 in 1991.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
A character in the biblical narrative of Judah · The Book of Genesis
