Is Shalom a boy or girl name?
Shalom is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 42 girls and 96 boys were named Shalom, so 30.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 33.3% of the 3,540 US babies named Shalom were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,722
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,680
- Babies named Shalom since 1947
- 3,540
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 144 babies
Boys and girls named Shalom, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 53 | 8 | 13.1% |
| 1970s | 98 | 101 | 50.8% |
| 1980s | 166 | 46 | 21.7% |
| 1990s | 269 | 118 | 30.5% |
| 2000s | 529 | 273 | 34% |
| 2010s | 744 | 432 | 36.7% |
| 2020s | 482 | 200 | 29.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 96 | #1,722 | 42 | #3,680 |
| 2023 | 97 | #1,724 | 47 | #3,421 |
| 2022 | 92 | #1,788 | 40 | #3,819 |
| 2021 | 106 | #1,609 | 36 | #4,074 |
| 2020 | 91 | #1,714 | 35 | #4,065 |
| 2019 | 89 | #1,760 | 30 | #4,638 |
| 2018 | 71 | #2,041 | 42 | #3,659 |
| 2017 | 80 | #1,855 | 52 | #3,135 |
| 2016 | 77 | #1,915 | 42 | #3,698 |
| 2015 | 91 | #1,715 | 51 | #3,248 |
| 2014 | 74 | #1,958 | 45 | #3,536 |
| 2013 | 61 | #2,177 | 50 | #3,259 |
| 2012 | 66 | #2,089 | 44 | #3,637 |
| 2011 | 66 | #2,050 | 39 | #3,903 |
| 2010 | 69 | #2,001 | 37 | #4,096 |
| 2009 | 67 | #2,070 | 38 | #4,090 |
| 2008 | 51 | #2,502 | 33 | #4,631 |
| 2007 | 71 | #1,992 | 35 | #4,366 |
| 2006 | 50 | #2,470 | 23 | #5,877 |
| 2005 | 48 | #2,424 | 23 | #5,577 |
| 2004 | 62 | #1,971 | 26 | #5,050 |
| 2003 | 50 | #2,203 | 21 | #5,763 |
| 2002 | 52 | #2,087 | 29 | #4,368 |
| 2001 | 46 | #2,241 | 27 | #4,547 |
| 2000 | 32 | #2,854 | 18 | #6,170 |
| 1999 | 37 | #2,452 | 17 | #6,152 |
| 1998 | 30 | #2,771 | 29 | #4,004 |
| 1997 | 24 | #3,140 | 16 | #6,117 |
| 1996 | 30 | #2,584 | 12 | #7,495 |
| 1995 | 25 | #2,911 | 7 | #11,551 |
| 1994 | 24 | #3,017 | 6 | #13,123 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,632 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 32 | #2,351 | 10 | #8,620 |
| 1991 | 28 | #2,535 | 14 | #6,522 |
| 1990 | 21 | #3,045 | 7 | #11,160 |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,980 | 5 | #14,105 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,843 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 18 | #2,927 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,846 | 10 | #7,033 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,194 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,420 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,388 | 6 | #10,009 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,688 | 15 | #4,901 |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,195 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,580 | 10 | #6,674 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,879 | 5 | #11,563 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,808 | 11 | #5,883 |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,887 | 11 | #5,818 |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,494 | 14 | #4,553 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,206 | 9 | #6,358 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,292 | 12 | #4,956 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,999 | 12 | #4,799 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,033 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,907 | 10 | #5,451 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,809 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,544 | 8 | #5,866 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,645 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,497 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,444 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,523 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,827 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,975 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,613 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,421 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,268 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #4,181 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,686 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shalom reached #1,609 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #3,135 in 2017. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shalom
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.