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Shalom

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What official birth registration shows about Shalom: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Shalom: Recorded since 1996, it reached #655 in 2003, and it stood at #1,809 in 2025.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1248 to #3518.199820052010201520202025#1248#3518
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#3126
1997#2738
1998#3142
2000#2167
2002#2868
2003#1628
2004#1952
2005#1589
2006#1748
2007#1573
2008#1447
2009#1248
2010#1472
2011#1608
2012#1720
2013#1707
2014#1501
2015#1783
2016#1635
2017#2201
2018#3518
2019#2040
2020#2615
2021#1866
2022#2888
2023#1774
2024#1894
2025#1809

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 28 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2010: #910 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1472 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #3126 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2003–2010

    Highest recorded position: #655 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2003–2010).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1809 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #655 in Republic of Ireland in 2003.

Shalom's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#180916HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#201412HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#189415HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#32546HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#177416HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#200711HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#28888HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#40014HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#186615HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#23019HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#26159HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#149216HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#204013HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#30136HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#35186HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#47493HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#220112HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#48123HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#163519HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#190312HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#178316HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#23199HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#150120HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#148616HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#170717HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#26607HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#172017HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#158915HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#160818HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#178812HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#147220HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#21999HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#124824HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#21269HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#144719HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#27756HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#157316HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#27416HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#174813HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#20878HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#158914HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#153412HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#195210HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#30094HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#162812HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#17718HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#28685HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#22205HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#21677HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#25014HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#31424HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#29013HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#27385HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#28593HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#31264HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#7303HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#9103HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#8623HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#6553HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Shalom is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Shalom, between 1996 and 2025, in 29 of those 30 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: highest position in 2009Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200319962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202529#1248 in 2009
Republic of Ireland2003–20114#655 in 2003
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Shalom

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #655 in Republic of Ireland in 2003. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.