NameTides

Shalom

Shalom was the #1,708 boys' name in the US in 2025 (95 babies), and #2,014 in England & Wales and #2,269 in Canada.

Shalom as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Shalom as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Shalom as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#1,708 (95)#2,014 (12)—#2,269 (8)
2024#1,724 (96)#3,255 (6)—#2,238 (8)
2023#1,701 (99)#2,008 (11)—#1,592 (12)
2022#1,782 (92)#4,002 (4)—#1,895 (9)
2021#1,597 (107)#2,301 (9)—#2,491 (6)
2020#1,707 (91)#1,492 (16)—#1,454 (13)
2019#1,755 (89)#3,013 (6)——
2018#2,029 (71)#4,749 (3)—#2,176 (7)
2017#1,844 (80)#4,812 (3)—#1,852 (9)
2016#1,903 (77)#1,903 (12)—#2,718 (5)
2015#1,703 (91)#2,319 (9)—#2,139 (7)
2014#1,945 (74)#1,486 (16)——
2013#2,165 (61)#2,660 (7)——
2012#2,066 (66)#1,589 (15)—#1,971 (8)
2011#2,035 (66)#1,788 (12)#730 (3)#1,681 (10)

Shalom as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Shalom as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Shalom as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#3,130 (51)#1,809 (16)—#1,974 (11)
2024#3,639 (42)#1,895 (15)—#1,833 (12)
2023#3,386 (47)#1,774 (16)—#1,678 (13)
2022#3,765 (40)#2,889 (8)—#2,553 (7)
2021#4,014 (36)#1,866 (15)—#2,893 (6)
2020#4,005 (35)#2,615 (9)——
2019#4,546 (30)#2,040 (13)—#1,600 (14)
2018#3,614 (42)#3,518 (6)—#1,862 (11)
2017#3,091 (52)#2,201 (12)—#2,609 (7)
2016#3,656 (42)#1,635 (19)—#2,195 (9)
2015#3,211 (51)#1,783 (16)—#2,363 (8)
2014#3,486 (45)#1,501 (20)—#1,786 (12)
2013#3,218 (50)#1,707 (17)—#2,204 (9)
2012#3,583 (44)#1,720 (17)—#2,921 (6)
2011#3,843 (39)#1,608 (18)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2021 at #1,597.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1947.
  • In 2025, 35% of US babies named Shalom were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 18,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 31,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 16,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Shalom is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 18,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 16,000 to 1 in 20,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Shalom by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #692NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,015OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #429NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: #809MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #1,009FL
Shalom (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5856

Shalom (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ShalomCanadaGirls#1,97411
ShalomCanadaBoys#2,2698
ShalomEngland & WalesGirls#1,80916
ShalomEngland & WalesBoys#2,01412
ShalomIrelandGirls—too few
ShalomIrelandBoys—too few
ShalomNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ShalomUSGirls#3,13051
ShalomUSBoys#1,70895