US rank #4580 Girls' name Peak 2024 230 births

Shulamis — #4580 US girls' name

230 babies named Shulamis in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s131990s112000s452010s592020s92
#4580
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 74% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Shulamis was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

30 babies were named Shulamis in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shulamis

The Social Security Administration has registered 230 babies named Shulamis between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shulamis currently holds the #4580 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shulamis performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Shulamis shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 66 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Shulamis in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shulamis 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 230 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.

Shulamis at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

230

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2024

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,580

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shulamis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
30
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
010203040 2024202020162009200419901970 5

Shulamis by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
92 births that decade — 40% of Shulamis's all-time total
1970s101980s131990s112000s452010s592020s92

Shulamis by state

Where Shulamis concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Shulamis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
66 28.7%
#2 New York
16 7.0%
New Jersey share of Shulamis's total US births 28.7%
Even split

66 of 230 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shulamis?
230 babies have been named Shulamis since 1970. It currently ranks #4580 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 30 births.
When was Shulamis most popular?
Shulamis was most popular in the 2020s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Shulamis most popular?
The top states for the name Shulamis are New Jersey (66 births), New York (16 births).
How long has the name Shulamis been used?
Shulamis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shulamis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shunta, Shunda, Shundra, Shukri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1970–2024 (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.