Shalom
Shalom was the 1725th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 95 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1603rd with 107 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 10 places. More babies were named Shalom in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,725 boys, down 11 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 95boys
- Girls and boys
- 31% girls, 69% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021107 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,689babies recorded
Shalom popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,163 | #1,725 | 51 | 95 |
| 2020 | #4,067 | #1,714 | 35 | 91 |
| 2010 | #4,097 | #2,001 | 37 | 69 |
| 2000 | #6,171 | #2,854 | 18 | 32 |
| 1990 | #11,161 | #3,045 | 7 | 21 |
| 1980 | #6,675 | #3,581 | 10 | 12 |
| 1970 | #7,808 | — | 6 | — |
| 1960 | — | #3,613 | — | 7 |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Shalom, counting every spelling?
Shalom has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Shalom?
95 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shalom (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Shalom born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 88 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shalom.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shalom?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Shalom are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 7 and 25. That makes Shalom mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Shalom by state
How common Shalom was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (10.0×), New York (5.2×), Maryland (4.3×). In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Shalom
How popular is the name Shalom?
Shalom was the 1725th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 95 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1603rd with 107 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 10 places. More babies were named Shalom in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Shalom a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 31% girls, 69% boys given the name Shalom in the US.
Where is Shalom most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shalom was most common in New Jersey (0.57 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Maryland.