boy's name
Shloima
SHLOY-muh (Yiddish)
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 113
Shloima is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2019, when 11 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2005.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Shloima Over Time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 30 |
| 2010s | 49 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 34 |
How Popular Is Shloima?
In 2025, Shloima was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names That Peaked Alongside Shloima
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents Who Like Shloima Also Like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shloima over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
How to Say Shloima
- Yiddish SHLOY-muh
Sibling Names for Shloima
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Shloima — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Shloima
How popular is the name Shloima?
In 2025, Shloima was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Shloima a girl's or a boy's name?
Shloima is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Shloima?
Shloima has 2 syllables.
When was Shloima most popular?
Shloima peaked in 2019, when 11 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Shloima a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shloima currently ranks #7,755 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.