Meaning and history
Absalom comes from the Hebrew name אַבְשָׁלוֹם (ʾAvshalom), meaning “father is peace,” from אָב (ʾav), “father,” and שָׁלוֹם (shalom), “peace.” In the Old Testament, he is a son of King David who avenged his sister Tamar by arranging the murder of her rapist, their half-brother Amnon, and later led a revolt against his father. While fleeing on a mule, he was caught by the head in a tree and killed by Joab.
20052005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
20102010: 8 births, rank #8,803
2011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: 6 births, rank #10,770
2013: 5 births, rank #12,136
2014: 6 births, rank #10,717
20152015: 7 births, rank #9,568
2016: no US SSA record for this spelling
2017: 10 births, rank #7,546
2018: 8 births, rank #8,819
2019: 6 births, rank #10,803
20202020: 7 births, rank #9,554
2021: 5 births, rank #12,146
2022: 6 births, rank #10,863
2023: 7 births, rank #9,763
20242024: 10 births, rank #7,765
In 2024, 10 babies were recorded with the name Absalom, ranking #7,765 among boys.