Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shalev through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 134
- 134 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,509 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,509 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 2019. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 265 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shalev’s family of names
In Hebrew usage, Shalev has a related form in שליו.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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