US rank #976 Boys' name Peak 2024 5,455 births

Shlomo — #976 US boys' name

5,455 babies named Shlomo in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s121950s671960s801970s2061980s4451990s7242000s12352010s16652020s1021
#976
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 93% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Shlomo was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

230 babies were named Shlomo in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shlomo

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,455 babies named Shlomo between 1945 and 2024, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shlomo currently holds the #976 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 230 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shlomo performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,665 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Shlomo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 3,177 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Maryland. In total, SSA state-level files list Shlomo in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shlomo 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 5,455 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.

Shlomo at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

5,455

Since 1945

80 years of records

Peak year

2024

230 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#976

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1945

Recorded for 80 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shlomo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1945

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
230
Annual births at peak — across 80 years of records
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Shlomo by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,665 births that decade — 31% of Shlomo's all-time total
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Shlomo by state

Where Shlomo concentrates geographically — total births since 1945

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Shlomo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
3,177 58.2%
#2 New Jersey
1,368 25.1%
#3 Maryland
55 1.0%
#4 California
43 0.8%
#5 Florida
22 0.4%
#6 Ohio
20 0.4%
#7 Pennsylvania
6 0.1%
#8 Illinois
5 0.1%
New York share of Shlomo's total US births 58.2%
Even split

3,177 of 5,455 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Shlomo appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shlomo?
5,455 babies have been named Shlomo since 1945. It currently ranks #976 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 230 births.
When was Shlomo most popular?
Shlomo was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,665 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Shlomo most popular?
The top states for the name Shlomo are New York (3,177 births), New Jersey (1,368 births), Maryland (55 births).
How long has the name Shlomo been used?
Shlomo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 80 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shlomo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shlok, Shlome, Shloime, 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, 1945–2024 (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.