Fun Facts About the Name Shloime
- 611 babies named Shloime: U.S. records list 611 babies given the name Shloime from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Shloime Mean?
Shloime is the Yiddish form of the Hebrew name Shlomo (שְׁלֹמֹה), the biblical name of King Solomon. The Hebrew name rests on the root sh-l-m, which conveys wholeness, completeness, and peace, and is tied to the word shalom, "peace." The name is therefore conventionally explained as "peace" or "peaceful." The final -o of Shlomo is sometimes read as a possessive ending, giving "his peace," though the precise formation of that Hebrew ending is not firmly settled. In Yiddish, Shloime keeps the Hebrew consonants and changes the vowel, so it is the same name pronounced in the Yiddish manner rather than a distinct name with a separate meaning.
Shloime Name History & Origins
The name reaches Yiddish through Hebrew Shlomo, the name of King Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, who is described in the Hebrew Bible as building the First Temple in Jerusalem and as a byword for wisdom. Because the biblical text and later Jewish tradition made Solomon a central figure, his name circulated widely in Jewish communities wherever Hebrew scripture was read.
Yiddish, the everyday spoken language of Ashkenazi Jews in Central and Eastern Europe, took over many Hebrew names and reshaped their vowels. Hebrew Shlomo became Yiddish Shloyme, spelled in Yiddish as שלמה or שְׁלוֹימֶע; the shift of a long o to the diphthong oy follows the same pattern seen in other Hebrew-derived Yiddish names and words, such as Moyshe from Moshe. In its Yiddish settings Shloime was the familiar, spoken form, while the Hebrew Shlomo was reserved for religious and formal use.
When Yiddish-speaking Jews emigrated to English-speaking countries, the name was frequently adapted to the English Solomon or shortened to Sol, though Shloime itself has continued in use, especially in Hasidic and other traditional communities. The related Arabic and Islamic form Suleiman and the European Salomon descend from the same biblical figure, but they belong to separate linguistic lines.
How Popular is the Name Shloime?
Shloime has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #3,216 in 2001.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,833 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2024 | #4,528 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2023 | #5,034 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2022 | #4,990 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2021 | #6,615 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #4,399 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2019 | #4,088 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2018 | #4,715 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2017 | #4,571 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #5,102 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #3,971 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2014 | #5,952 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #5,615 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #5,449 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #4,481 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2010 | #5,433 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2009 | #4,720 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2008 | #5,727 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #6,549 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #5,038 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #4,436 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #5,205 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #4,590 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #5,098 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #3,216 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2000 | #4,180 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1999 | #7,018 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #6,230 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #7,989 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #5,908 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #8,720 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #10,031 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #7,505 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #7,970 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #5,529 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #4,127 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #7,962 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #6,416 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #7,221 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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