boy's name
Shlomo
- Origin Hebrew
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 6,199
Shlomo is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 211 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Shlomo is a name of Hebrew origin.
- Peaked in 2024, when 235 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 15,713 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1945.
Shlomo over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 12 |
| 1950s | 67 |
| 1960s | 80 |
| 1970s | 206 |
| 1980s | 445 |
| 1990s | 724 |
| 2000s | 1,235 |
| 2010s | 1,665 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,239 |
How popular is Shlomo?
In 2025, Shlomo was given to 211 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Shlomo is used
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 Shlomo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shlomo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shlomo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Shlomo in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Shlomo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shlomo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shlomo
How popular is the name Shlomo?
In 2025, Shlomo was given to 211 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Shlomo a girl's or a boy's name?
Shlomo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Shlomo most popular?
Shlomo peaked in 2024, when 235 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Shlomo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shlomo currently ranks #1,049 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.