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Shalev

/ˈʃɑlɛv/ · 100% boys · 7 born in 2025

Shalev has been given to about 134 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈʃɑlɛv/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 132
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shalev per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2019 · 13
  • Born in 20257
  • All time134

How popular is Shalev?

Its best year was 2019, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 6720th. The typical living American called Shalev is about 10 years old today.

Names that sound like Shalev

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shane0.65
  2. Salem0.65
  3. Shae0.65
  4. Stanley0.58
  5. Sage0.53
  6. Shayne0.53
  7. Slade0.53
  8. Zev0.52

Middle names for Shalev

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shalev Paul0.77
  2. Shalev John0.77
  3. Shalev Blake0.76
  4. Shalev Wade0.76
  5. Shalev Ross0.76
  6. Shalev Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Shalev

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bodebrother · 0.77
  2. Bryerbrother · 0.77
  3. Fisherbrother · 0.76
  4. Ayaneither · 0.76
  5. Neriahsister · 0.76
  6. Malayasister · 0.75

Where Shalev is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shalev Anderson0.77
    2. Shalev White0.72
    3. Shalev Nguyen0.72
    4. Shalev Moore0.72
    5. Shalev Hill0.72
    6. Shalev Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shalev

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.