Given name
Shulamit
“peacefulness”·“one who is peaceful; tranquil”
Shulamit is used as a given name. Interpretations include “peacefulness” and “one who is peaceful; tranquil” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “peacefulness” and “one who is peaceful; tranquil” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shulamit through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 95
- 0 boys · 95 girls
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,787 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,787 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 1983. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 352 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shulamit’s family of names
In English usage, Shulamit has a short form in Shula. In English usage, Shulamit has a related form in Salome. In English usage, Shulamit has a related form in Shlomo.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Salomevariant · English
- Shlomovariant · English
- Shulamisvariant · English
- Salomavariant
- Shulaclipped form · English
- Shulamithvariant · English
- Shulamitevariant
- Shulamithavariant
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Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Shulamit
- Shulamit AloniIsraeli politician (1928-2014)
- Shulamit Kishik-CohenIsraeli spy1917–2017
- Shulamit RanAmerican composerborn 1949
- Shuli MualemIsraeli politicianborn 1965
- Shulamit LapidIsraeli novelist and playwright (born 1934)
- Shlomit AharonIsraeli singer and actressborn 1950
- Shulamit ShamirIsraeli activist1923–2011
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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