Masculine dossier · first seen 1918
Sholom
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2020
Peak births
52
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1918Peak 20202025
Quick answers about Sholom
How many people are named Sholom?
An estimated 1,447 living Americans are named Sholom.
How rare is Sholom?
Sholom is very rare among babies today, with 47 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 9.6% from its 2020 peak.
How old is the typical Sholom?
The median age of a living American named Sholom is approximately 18 years, with most bearers falling between 9 and 33 years old.
Is Sholom still popular?
Yes. Sholom is holding steady, with 47 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Sholom most common?
Sholom has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appeared 9.6× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.
Peak year
2020
Decline from peak
9.6%
2025
47
All-time
1,497
Where it lives now
Sholom is most concentrated in New York — about 9.6× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Sholom is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.