boy's name
Shloma
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 517
Shloma is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2018, when 30 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 165,782 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1974.
Shloma over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 18 |
| 1980s | 11 |
| 1990s | 49 |
| 2000s | 132 |
| 2010s | 177 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 130 |
How popular is Shloma?
In 2025, Shloma was given to 20 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 Shloma
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shloma also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shloma over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shloma
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shloma — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shloma
How popular is the name Shloma?
In 2025, Shloma was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Shloma a girl's or a boy's name?
Shloma is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Shloma most popular?
Shloma peaked in 2018, when 30 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Shloma a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shloma currently ranks #5,007 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.