Shalev
Shalev is a name with a single cultural origin: Hebrew.
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Shalev
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shalev is a name with a single cultural origin: Hebrew.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
The Story of Shalev
Shalev first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2002, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 13 Shalevs were born — ranking #6,404 that year. As of 2026, Shalev ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 127 Shalevs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Shalev
Shalev is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 127 births in the dataset. Shalev's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #6,404. Use the chart and map above to compare Shalev's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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