Is Sholom a boy or girl name?

Sholom is a boy’s name. Of the 1,497 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Sholom

Recorded 1918–2025 · United States

Sholom was most popular in 2020, when 52 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,357 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,826, with 47 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,497 people named Sholom.

Sholom over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sholom’s peak in 2020. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sholom a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sholom is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,497 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Sholom

Where Sholom is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org