Shalom

Unisex

Shalom has been given to 3,689 babies in the U.S. since 1947. It peaked in 2023.

Meaning & origin

Borrowed from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalóm).

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

3,689

Peak year

2023 (146 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1947

10-year trend

▲ +3%

Gender split

33% girls / 67% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Shalom.

3,685 babies since 1935

3,684 babies since 1982

3,695 babies since 1880

3,697 babies since 1932

3,700 babies since 1959

3,672 babies since 1996

3,669 babies since 2000

3,712 babies since 1901

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