Shailaja: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Shailaja – Meaning: born of the mountain – Origin: Sanskrit – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: SHY-luh-juh


Shailaja is a Sanskrit girl's name meaning “born of the mountain”. It appears in our list of 225+ Hindu Baby Girl Names — Melodious, Sacred, and Full of Meaning.

Meaning & Origin of Shailaja

Meaning: Born of the mountain.

Origin: Sanskrit.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Shailaja

Phonetic: SHY-luh-juh   IPA: /ˈʃaɪlədʒə/

Popularity of Shailaja

Shailaja doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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