How Many People Are Named Shalom?
people named Shalom are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 94,651 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,689 babies named Shalom in Social Security records from 1947 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
146 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "peace" in Hebrew.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Shalom, 33.6% were girls and 66.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Shalom fell from 50.8% in the 1970s to 30.2% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Shalom alive today is about 17 years old, and 82% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 24 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Shalom first appears in the records in 1947 and was given most often in 2023, to 146 babies. In 2025, 146 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1947 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Shalom has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,603, in 2021. In 2025 it ranked #1,725. Among girls, its best rank was #3,137, in 2017.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,725 | #3,163 |
| Best rank | #1,603 (2021) | #3,137 (2017) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,946 in the 2010s | #3,635 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Shalom alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Shalom were born in New York than in any other state: about 825 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Shalom was given 8.8 times as often in New Jersey and 8.2 times in New York.
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