Throughout the world, שליו (Shalev 
, שליו ) is quite a rare principally boy's, but very infrequently female first name. The forename שליו is habitual in Israel, where it is quite a common predominantly boy's, but very infrequently female name, the United States, where it is an extremely rare gender-neutral name, and China, where it is an extremely rare male name. Also, שליו is the last name as well as the forename.