US rank #4473 Boys' name Peak 2001 582 births

Shloime — #4473 US boys' name

582 babies named Shloime in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s371990s602000s1842010s2022020s99
#4473
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 69% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Shloime was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

28 babies were named Shloime in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shloime

The Social Security Administration has registered 582 babies named Shloime between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shloime currently holds the #4473 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shloime performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 202 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shloime shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 435 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Shloime in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shloime 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 582 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.

Shloime at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

582

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2001

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,473

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shloime popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
28
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Shloime by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
202 births that decade — 35% of Shloime's all-time total
1980s371990s602000s1842010s2022020s99

Shloime by state

Where Shloime concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Shloime
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
435 74.7%
#2 New Jersey
5 0.9%
New York share of Shloime's total US births 74.7%
Even split

435 of 582 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shloime?
582 babies have been named Shloime since 1982. It currently ranks #4473 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 28 births.
When was Shloime most popular?
Shloime was most popular in the 2010s decade with 202 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Shloime most popular?
The top states for the name Shloime are New York (435 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Shloime been used?
Shloime has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shloime?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shlomo, Shlok, Shlome, Shloimy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1982–2024 (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.