Sholom
Sholom was the 2749th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 2225th; the most babies were born in 2020 (52). Over the last ten years it has moved up 106 places. More babies were named Sholom in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,749 boys, down 253 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 47boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202052 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,497babies recorded
Sholom popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,749 | 47 |
| 2020 | #2,496 | 52 |
| 2010 | #3,174 | 36 |
| 2000 | #4,757 | 16 |
| 1990 | #3,151 | 20 |
| 1980 | #3,810 | 11 |
| 1970 | #4,649 | 6 |
| 1960 | #3,993 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sholom, counting every spelling?
Sholom has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Sholom?
47 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sholom (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sholom 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 179 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sholom.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sholom?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Sholom are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 9 and 33. That makes Sholom 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.
Sholom by state
How common Sholom was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (10.0×), New Jersey (8.2×). In 49 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
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Questions about the name Sholom
How popular is the name Sholom?
Sholom was the 2749th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 2225th; the most babies were born in 2020 (52). Over the last ten years it has moved up 106 places. More babies were named Sholom in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Sholom a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Sholom in the US.
Where is Sholom most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sholom was most common in New York (0.26 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and New Jersey.