Boys' name · since 2002
Shalev
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 134 babies named Shalev, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,531 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,200 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 134
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shalev currently ranks #10200 among boys' names in America, with 134 babies recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalev has been recorded 134 times among boys since 2002, currently ranked #10200 nationally and more common than 27% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #15,531 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,200 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 134 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalev ranks #15,531 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,200 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 134 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,531 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,200 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 134
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shalev's 134 recorded births place it above 65.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Shalev compares
134 30th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shalev's all-time total is 64% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shalev | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 134 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shalev's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shalev splits its recorded history at 2016: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shalev popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Shalev by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (78 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Shalev's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Shalev births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
78 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 78 births (58% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shalev's data
- Shalev's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (78 total births) through the 2020s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shalev: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shalev draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.