Shlome
A masculine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "peaceful, whole, or perfect".
Name Census estimates that about 746 living Americans carry the first name Shlome. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Shlome today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Shlome births was 2021 (42 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Shlome. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
746
~ 1 in 459,456 Americans
Peak year
2021
42 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,082
Tracked since 1959
Popularity
Shlome: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Shlome from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 263 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Shlome remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Shlome by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Shlome during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Shlomes live
Origin
Meaning and history of Shlome
The name Shlome is a Hebrew name derived from the Biblical Hebrew name Shlomo, meaning "peaceful" or "peaceable". It originates from the ancient Semitic root word "sh-l-m", which is related to the concepts of completeness, safety, and well-being.
The most famous bearer of this name in ancient times was King Solomon, the son of King David, who ruled over the united Kingdom of Israel and Judah in the 10th century BCE. Solomon was renowned for his wisdom, wealth, and the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem. The name Shlomo appears numerous times in the Hebrew Bible, particularly in the Books of Kings and Chronicles.
In the Middle Ages, the name Shlome was relatively common among Jewish communities across Europe and the Middle East. One notable figure was Shlomo Ibn Gabirol, a renowned 11th-century Jewish philosopher and poet from Spain, who wrote extensively on topics such as Neoplatonism and Jewish mysticism.
During the Renaissance period, the name Shlome was borne by several prominent Jewish scholars and rabbis. For example, Shlomo Luria (1510-1573), also known as the Maharshal, was a renowned Talmudic scholar and mystic from Poland who made significant contributions to Jewish jurisprudence.
In more recent history, Shlome has been the name of several notable figures, including Shlomo Goren (1917-1994), a prominent Israeli rabbi and religious Zionist leader who served as the Chief Rabbi of the Israeli Defense Forces and later as the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel.
Another noteworthy bearer of the name was Shlomo Carlebach (1925-1994), a renowned American Orthodox rabbi and composer who pioneered the Jewish folk music movement and helped revitalize Jewish spirituality and religious observance among youth in the 1960s and 1970s.
People
Shlome + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Shlome: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shlome?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 746 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Shlome going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 459,456 US residents.
Is Shlome a common name?
We classify Shlome as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 756 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Shlome most popular?
The single biggest year for Shlome was 2021, when 42 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Shlome is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Shlome a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Shlome in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.