US rank #4105 Boys' name Peak 2018 497 births

Shloma — #4105 US boys' name

497 babies named Shloma in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s111990s492000s1322010s1772020s110
#4105
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 71% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Shloma was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

30 babies were named Shloma in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shloma

The Social Security Administration has registered 497 babies named Shloma between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shloma currently holds the #4105 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shloma performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 177 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Shloma shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 409 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shloma in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shloma 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 497 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.

Shloma at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

497

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2018

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,105

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shloma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
30
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
010203040 20242019201420092004199919941974 6

Shloma by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
177 births that decade — 36% of Shloma's all-time total
1970s181980s111990s492000s1322010s1772020s110

Shloma by state

Where Shloma concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shloma
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
409 82.3%
New York share of Shloma's total US births 82.3%

409 of 497 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shloma?
497 babies have been named Shloma since 1974. It currently ranks #4105 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 30 births.
When was Shloma most popular?
Shloma was most popular in the 2010s decade with 177 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Shloma most popular?
The top states for the name Shloma are New York (409 births).
How long has the name Shloma been used?
Shloma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shloma?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shlomo, Shlok, Shlome, Shloime, 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, 1974–2024 (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.