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Shalom

Shalom: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“peace”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
shah-LOHM · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (33% girls, 67% boys since 1880)

Shalom is the common Hebrew word for 'peace' and also a given name. It is used for both sexes, though more often masculine in naming contexts.

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How popular is Shalom?

202442.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Shalom in 2024138

2024 rank#1,721 boys

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18803,540

Shalom has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Shalom

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Jordanto flow down · Hebrew
  • Shilohpossibly tranquil, or place name of Shiloh · Hebrew
  • Ariellion of God · Hebrew
  • Arilion · Hebrew
  • Salempeace · Hebrew
  • AzariahYahweh has helped · Hebrew
  • Jamiesupplanter · Hebrew
  • JessieGod beholds · Hebrew

Shalom questions

What does the name Shalom mean?

Shalom means "peace". It comes from Hebrew. Shalom is the common Hebrew word for 'peace' and also a given name. It is used for both sexes, though more often masculine in naming contexts.

Is Shalom a boy or girl name?

Shalom is used for both: about 33% of US babies named Shalom since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Shalom?

138 US babies were named Shalom in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Shalom?

Shalom is usually pronounced shah-LOHM.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.