Shalom

“Peace (Hebrew); also used as a greeting” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #1725 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Shalom is near its high-water mark: it reached #1603 in 2021 and still ranked #1725 in 2025. About 2,500 boys have carried it since 1947. In New Jersey it runs about 9× its national rate.

Around the world: about 1 in 18,000 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 18,000 boys in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Shaloms

Shalom Simchon — Israeli social worker and politician
Shalom Shabazi — Yemeni rabbi
Shalom Hanoch — Israeli singer
Shalom Sharabi — Orthodox rabbi and kabbalist
Shalom H. Schwartz — Israeli psychologist

What Shaloms become

Among 119 notable people named Shalom:

Business leaders appear 2.66× more often than among typical names — e.g. Shalom Meckenzie, Israeli businessman (1976).

Similar names: Shulem · Yehoshua · Salem · Malikai · Avrohom · Shlomo

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