Boys' name · since 2001
Shlok
1,068 babies named Shlok in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,914 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,792 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,068
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,068 babies have been named Shlok since 2001, making it today's #2792 boys' name.
Shlok has 1,068 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2792 as of the latest data, more common than 80% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #4,914 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,792 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,068 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shlok ranks #4,914 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,792 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,068 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,914 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,792 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,068
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shlok's 1,068 recorded births place it above 89.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shlok compares
1,068 Top 31% higher than 69% of 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
Shlok's all-time total is 189% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shlok | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,068 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 73 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shlok's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shlok splits its recorded history at 2013: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 73 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shlok popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Shlok by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (575 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Shlok's strongest decade.
575 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Shlok births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 191
2000s
191 births
- 2010s
2010s
575 births
- 2020s
2020s
302 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 575 births (54% of all-time use).
How Shlok compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Shlok's total volume
Shlok by state
Where Shlok concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 161 | 15.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 97 | 9.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 61 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 39 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 30 | 2.8% |
| #6 | New York | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
161 of 1,068 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Shlok's data
- Shlok's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (575 total births) through the 2020s (302) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Shloks (161 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shlok: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Shlok 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.