Given name
Shulamith
“peacefulness”·“one who is peaceful; tranquil”·“one who is peaceful”
In English use, Shulamith is a variant of Shulamit. Interpretations include “peacefulness” and “one who is peaceful; tranquil” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions. Shulamith is a variant of Shalom. Interpretations include “one who is peaceful” (Hebrew) and “a peaceful man” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Shulamith is a variant of Shulamit. Interpretations include “peacefulness” and “one who is peaceful; tranquil” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions. Shulamith is a variant of Shalom. Interpretations include “one who is peaceful” (Hebrew) and “a peaceful man” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Shulamith is a variant of Shulamit. An origin associated with Shulamit is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1944. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shulamith through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 20
- 0 boys · 20 girls
- Most popular year
- 1944
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1986. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 141 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.
Shulamith’s family of names
In English usage, Shulamith has a diminutive in Shula. Shulamith has a related form in Shalom. In English usage, Shulamith has a related form in Shulamit.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Shulamith
- Shulamith FirestoneCanadian born US feminist scholar, activist and writer (1945-2012)
- Shulamith HarevenIsraeli writer (1930–2003)
- Shulamith ShaharIsraeli historian (1928–2025)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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Sibling ideas
Names that share Shulamith’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.
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