Boys' name · since 1959
Shlome
Shlome has 799 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,911 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,899 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 799
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shlome is the #2899 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 799 recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Shlome recorded 799 times among boys since 1959, holding rank #2899 nationally today, ahead of 79% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #5,911 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,899 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 799 born since 1959
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shlome ranks #5,911 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,899 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 799 born since 1959, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,911 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,899 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 799
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shlome's 799 recorded births place it above 87% 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 Shlome compares
799 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Shlome's all-time total is 117% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shlome | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 799 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shlome's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shlome's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shlome popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Shlome by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (263 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Shlome's strongest decade.
263 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Shlome births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 70
1990s
70 births
- 2000s
2000s
214 births
- 2010s
2010s
263 births
- 2020s
2020s
219 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 263 births (33% of all-time use).
How Shlome 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 Shlome's total volume
Shlome by state
Where Shlome concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 437 | 54.7% |
437 of 799 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shlome's data
- Shlome's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (263 total births) through the 2020s (219) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shlomes (437 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 Shlome: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Shlome 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.