Given name & surname
Shalom
“one who is peaceful”·“a peaceful man”
Shalom is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who is peaceful” (Hebrew) and “a peaceful man” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original Hebrewשָׁלוֹם
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who is peaceful” (Hebrew) and “a peaceful man” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
The name draws on Hebrew shalom, meaning “peace”.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shalom through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,689
- 2,460 boys · 1,229 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 146 babies
- 2025
- 146
- #1,725 for boys · #3,163 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +16%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 68% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 95 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,725 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 19.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 51 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (21). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,268 as a first name in 2020; 711 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.
Shalom’s family of names
Shalom has a related form in Shlomo. Shalom has a related form in Sholom. Shalom has a related form in Shlomi.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Shlomovariant
- Sholomvariant
- Shulamithvariant
- Sholemvariant
- Shallomlikely variant
- Schalomvariant · German
- Shlomivariant
- Shelomivariant
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Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Shalom
- Shalom HarlowCanadian model and actressborn 1973
- Sholom Dovber SchneersohnRussian rabbi (1860–1920)
- Shalom SimhonIsraeli social worker and politicianborn 1956
- Shalom HanochIsraeli singerborn 1946
- Shalom Brune-FranklinBritish-born Australian actressborn 1994
- Shalom H. SchwartzIsraeli psychologistborn 1936
- Shalom NagarIsraeli prison guard1936–2024
- Shalom LevinIsraeli politician (1916-1995)
- Shalom KoboshviliGeorgian artist1876–1941
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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