Shloimy
Masculine · “peaceful”
Shloimy is the Yiddish of Shlomo — Solomon — and the Hebrew is built on shalom, peace.
How old is the name Shloimy?
Shloimy first appears in US birth records in 2001 — 24 years ago. The typical Shloimy is a kid of about 6 — this name's wave is very recent. About 600 people named Shloimy are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Shloimy most popular?
Shloimy peaked in 2025, reaching #2421 nationally. Today it ranks #2421, exactly where it peaked. See the whole 2025 chart.
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Where it comes from
From shalom to Shloimy
The story of Shloimy
Solomon's name is built on peace, and the books present his reign as exactly that after David's constant warfare — the temple could be built because there was no fighting. Shloimy is the Yiddish affectionate form, current in Hasidic communities. It appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
peaceful
Through Shlomo, from the Hebrew shalom, 'peace'. Solomon's reign is presented as a time of peace after David's wars, which the name anticipates. Shloimy is the Ashkenazi affectionate form. The Hebrew is documented.
How the name formed
- shalom
- Shlomo
- Shloimy
Related forms: שלוימי · Shlomo · Solomon
Pronouncing Shloimy
SHLOY-mee
Two syllables, stress on the first. Israeli Hebrew says shlo-MO for the parent form.
Nicknames for Shloimy
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 2001
- Most boys named
- 202556 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2421reached in 2025
- Change vs 2024
- +12.0%56 in 2025, from 50
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Shloimy in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- שלוימי in Yiddish — transliteration
- Shlomo in Hebrew — related form
- Solomon in English — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: New York, New Jersey.
Shloimys among us
people named Shloimy are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 30,501 born in 2025 was named Shloimy
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Abisai test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Shloimy's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Abisai climbed just as high around 2004, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Abisai's path sketches the road Shloimy is walking now.
Shloimy sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Shloimy is headed
Shloimy should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Shloimy beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Shloimy in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That the temple could be built because the reign was peaceful is a first-rate connection.
- The peace meaning is transparent and undisputed.
- Shlomo is available as a fuller form.
- The initial shl cluster is difficult for English speakers.
- It reads as specifically Hasidic.
- Solomon is what English speakers will recognize.
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Frequently asked
- How many Shloimys are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Shloimy are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Shloimy in 2025?
- Shloimy ranks #2421 among US boy names in 2025, with 56 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Shloimy?
- About 1 in every 30,501 US boys born in 2025 was named Shloimy — 56 in all.
- Will my child share the name Shloimy with classmates?
- Shloimy will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Shloimy
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