Boys' name · since 1974
Shloma
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 517 babies named Shloma, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,752 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,920 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 517
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
517 babies have been named Shloma since 1974, making it today's #4920 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shloma has been recorded 517 times among boys since 1974, currently ranked #4920 nationally and more common than 65% 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 1974 to 2025.
- #7,752 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,920 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 517 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shloma ranks #7,752 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,920 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 517 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,752 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,920 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 517
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shloma's 517 recorded births place it above 82.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Shloma compares
517 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Shloma's all-time total is 40% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shloma | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 517 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shloma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shloma splits its recorded history at 2007: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shloma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Shloma by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (177 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Shloma's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Shloma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 49
1990s
49 births
- 2000s
2000s
132 births
- 2010s
2010s
177 births
- 2020s
2020s
130 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 177 births (34% of all-time use).
How Shloma 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 Shloma's total volume
Shloma by state
Where Shloma concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 409 | 79.1% |
409 of 517 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shloma's data
- Shloma's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (177 total births) through the 2020s (130) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shlomas (409 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Shloma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Shloma 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.