Shalom
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- sha-LOHM
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,868 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,708 for boys
Unisex
Shalom is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “peace, wholeness”. In 2025 it ranked 1,868th for girls in the UK (16 babies) and 1,708th for boys in the US (95 babies).
What does Shalom mean?
Hebrew
“peace, wholeness”
The Hebrew word for peace, also used as an everyday greeting.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Shalom a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Shalom has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 16 girls and 12 boys in the UK and 51 girls and 95 boys in the US.
How popular is Shalom in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,868among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 17,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 68% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 16 girls in the UK were named Shalom, making it the 1,868th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 24 girls. 12 boys were also named Shalom in 2025 (2,087th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Shalom in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 57% of the babies named Shalom in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,809th in England and Wales.
Shalom in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,868 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,953 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,981 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2016 | 21 | #1,605 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,900 |
| 2014 | 20 | #1,596 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,727 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,828 |
| 2011 | 18 | #1,696 |
| 2010 | 20 | #1,575 |
| 2009 | 24 | #1,330 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,548 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,694 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,860 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,692 |
| 2004 | 10 | #2,064 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,730 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Shalom in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,708among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 95about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 95 boys in the US were named Shalom, making it the 1,708th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,707th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 107 boys. It first appears in the records in 1947. 51 girls were also named Shalom in 2025 (3,130th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Shalom in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 35% of the babies named Shalom in the US were girls.
Shalom in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 95 | #1,708 |
| 2024 | 96 | #1,724 |
| 2023 | 99 | #1,701 |
| 2022 | 92 | #1,782 |
| 2021 | 107 | #1,597 |
| 2020 | 91 | #1,707 |
| 2019 | 89 | #1,755 |
| 2018 | 71 | #2,028 |
| 2017 | 80 | #1,844 |
| 2016 | 77 | #1,903 |
| 2015 | 91 | #1,703 |
| 2014 | 74 | #1,944 |
| 2013 | 61 | #2,164 |
| 2012 | 66 | #2,065 |
| 2011 | 66 | #2,034 |
| 2010 | 69 | #1,985 |
| 2009 | 67 | #2,049 |
| 2008 | 51 | #2,466 |
| 2007 | 71 | #1,972 |
| 2006 | 50 | #2,448 |
| 2005 | 48 | #2,395 |
| 2004 | 62 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 50 | #2,176 |
| 2002 | 52 | #2,064 |
| 2001 | 46 | #2,213 |
| 2000 | 32 | #2,800 |
| 1999 | 37 | #2,395 |
| 1998 | 30 | #2,708 |
| 1997 | 24 | #3,059 |
| 1996 | 30 | #2,530 |
| 1995 | 25 | #2,842 |
| 1994 | 24 | #2,946 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 32 | #2,298 |
| 1991 | 28 | #2,463 |
| 1990 | 21 | #2,946 |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,896 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,760 |
| 1987 | 18 | #2,834 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,067 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,268 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,595 |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,137 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,429 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,776 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,613 |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,790 |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,416 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,076 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,118 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,656 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,313 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,229 |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,672 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,638 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,942 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,796 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,369 |
Names like Shalom
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Raya Safa Summer Maryam Zainab Ayah Maya Aaliyah Hafsa Hawa Ayat Ayla
Names related to Shalom
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shalom: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shalom, updated 20 October 2026.