Girls' name · since 1944
Shulamith
Shulamith has 20 recorded births since 1944 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1944 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #46,218 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1944
- 1940s
- peak decade
Shulamith is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 20 have been recorded since 1944.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shulamith has been recorded 20 times among girls since 1944, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 1986.
- #46,218 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 20 born since 1944
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shulamith ranks #46,218 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1944, peaking in the 1940s.
- #46,218 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1944
- 1940s
- peak decade
Shulamith's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Shulamith's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shulamith splits its recorded history at 1946: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1944 (5 births).
Shulamith popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1986
- Peak year (1944)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Shulamith by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (15 births, 75% of the file).
1940s was Shulamith's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Shulamith births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
15 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 15 births (75% of all-time use).
Shulamith by state
Where Shulamith concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 25.0% |
5 of 20 births nationwide.
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- Shulamith's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shulamiths (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Shulamith: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1944)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1944–1986 (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 Shulamith 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.