How Many People Are Named Sholom?
An estimated 1,400 people in the United States have the first name Sholom. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Sholom peaked in popularity in 2020 with 52 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sholom as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sholom paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,400
About 1 in 244,825 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2020
52 births
Total Registered
1,449
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sholom
Sholom is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,449 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Sholom as a male name
Ranked #2,733 in 2024
48 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (52 births)
Sholom: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sholom span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 400 babies were registered. While Sholom is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sholom by Decade
How has Sholom tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sholom by State
Birth registrations for Sholom span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, Florida. The lowest are in Florida, New Jersey, New York. On average, about 334 Sholoms were registered per state.
Sholom + Last Name Combinations
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Sholom: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sholom?
We estimate approximately 1,400 people named Sholom are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 244,825 Americans share this first name.
Is Sholom a common name?
Sholom is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,449 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sholom most popular?
Sholom reached peak popularity in 2020, when 52 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sholom is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sholom a male name?
Sholom is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sholom Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sholom Smith, Sholom Johnson, Sholom Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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