boy's name
Sholom
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,596
Sholom is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 47 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2020, when 52 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 70,542 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1918.
Sholom over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1940s | 10 |
| 1950s | 39 |
| 1960s | 38 |
| 1970s | 81 |
| 1980s | 159 |
| 1990s | 187 |
| 2000s | 301 |
| 2010s | 400 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 277 |
How popular is Sholom?
In 2025, Sholom was given to 47 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Sholom 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 Sholom
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Sholom also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sholom over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Sholom
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sholom — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Sholom
How popular is the name Sholom?
In 2025, Sholom was given to 47 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Sholom a girl's or a boy's name?
Sholom is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Sholom most popular?
Sholom peaked in 2020, when 52 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Sholom a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sholom currently ranks #2,752 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.