About the name Shailaja
Every Parvati name gestures at her father the Himalaya, but Shailaja says it outright and lets the mountain do the work. It has the plain solidity of a name given by people who wanted their daughter difficult to move.
Shailaja is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced shy-LAH-jah. On the NameRarity scale it scores 88 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the 1970s.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Shailaja?
Shailaja currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 3 people per million carry it — about 1 in 333,333. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Shailaja
- Shailaja TeacherKerala politician and former state health minister K. K. Shailaja
- Shailaja SubramanianIndian playback and devotional singer
Spellings and variants of Shailaja
Names similar to Shailaja
Girija
GEE-ree-jah
Daughter of the mountain, a name of Parvati
Sharvani
shar-VAH-nee
Consort of Sharva, an epithet of Parvati
Bhairavi
bhy-RAH-vee
The fearsome one, a form of Parvati and a dawn raga
Draupadi
DROW-pah-dee
Daughter of Drupada; the fire-born queen of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata
Janhavi
JAAN-hah-vee
Daughter of the sage Jahnu; an epithet of the river Ganga
Parvati
PAR-vah-tee
Daughter of the mountain; the consort of Shiva and mother of Ganesha
Sundari
SOON-duh-ree
Beautiful one, and a daughter of the first Tirthankara
Eshani
eh-SHAH-nee
Consort of Isha, or Shiva; an epithet of Parvati
Shailaja — frequently asked questions
What does the name Shailaja mean?
Shailaja means "Born of the mountain, an epithet of Parvati as daughter of Himavan". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Shailaja?
Shailaja is pronounced shy-LAH-jah, with 3 syllables.
How rare is the name Shailaja?
Shailaja scores 88 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 333,333 people carry it — about 3 per million.
What is the numerology number for Shailaja?
Shailaja carries the expression number 7, known as The Seeker. Its soul urge number is 3 and its personality number is 4.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Shailaja?
The lucky number for Shailaja is 7 (with 16, 25, 34 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Deep Violet. The traditional lucky day is Monday and the associated gemstone is Sapphire.