Recorded 1973–2009 Girls' name Peak 1973 18 births

Shalome — girls' name

18 babies named Shalome in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

18 girls have been named Shalome since 1973, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2009.

18
total births
1973–2009
years on record
1970s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Shalome was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

6 babies were named Shalome in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shalome

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Shalome between 1973 and 2009, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shalome currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shalome performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shalome shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shalome in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shalome at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

18

Since 1973

37 years of records

Peak year

1973

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1973

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2009

Shalome popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1973

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1973)
6
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
6 200919791973 6

Shalome by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
12 births that decade — 67% of Shalome's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shalome?
18 babies have been named Shalome since 1973. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1973 with 6 births.
When was Shalome most popular?
Shalome was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Shalome been used?
Shalome has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 37 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Shalome?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.