Shlok
Shlok was the 2789th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1976th with 73 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 645 places. More babies were named Shlok in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,789 boys, up 180 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 46boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201473 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,068babies recorded
Shlok popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,789 | 46 |
| 2020 | #2,969 | 40 |
| 2010 | #3,294 | 34 |
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How popular is Shlok, counting every spelling?
Shlok has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Shlok?
46 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shlok (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Shlok 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 182 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shlok.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shlok?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Shlok are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 15. That makes Shlok a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Shlok by state
How common Shlok was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (3.3×), California (1.7×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Shlok: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shlok, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shlok
How popular is the name Shlok?
Shlok was the 2789th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1976th with 73 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 645 places. More babies were named Shlok in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Shlok a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Shlok in the US.
Where is Shlok most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shlok was most common in New Jersey (0.10 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Pennsylvania.