Girls' name · since 1973
Shalome
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Shalome, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #47,267 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
18 girls have been named Shalome since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shalome recorded 18 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2009.
- #47,267 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 18 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shalome ranks #47,267 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #47,267 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shalome's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shalome's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shalome splits its recorded history at 1979: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (6 births).
Shalome popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2009
- Peak year (1973)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Shalome by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (12 births, 67% of the file).
1970s was Shalome's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Shalome births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12 births (67% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shalome's data
- Shalome's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2000s (6) -- 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 Shalome: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1973–2009 (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 Shalome 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.