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Shulem

Boy

Meaning of Shulem: Hebrew: 'peace'

Shulem is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1949th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3688th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1949

79 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3688

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,584

First recorded 1959 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 11 babies1985: 10 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 11 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 19 babies19901991: 9 babies1992: 18 babies1993: 13 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 12 babies1996: 8 babies1997: 21 babies1998: 24 babies1999: 13 babies2000: 25 babies20002001: 29 babies2002: 27 babies2003: 24 babies2004: 36 babies2005: 36 babies2006: 22 babies2007: 54 babies2008: 46 babies2009: 58 babies2010: 50 babies20102011: 53 babies2012: 53 babies2013: 50 babies2014: 60 babies2015: 49 babies2016: 53 babies2017: 48 babies2018: 56 babies2019: 62 babies2020: 63 babies20202021: 65 babies2022: 71 babies2023: 92 babies2024: 78 babies2025: 79 babies
US babies named Shulem per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 92.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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