Salome
Salome was given to 239 girls in 2025, #1,042 among girls’ names; 5,624 Americans have been recorded with it since 1880 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 4,210 Americans named Salome and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (75% of everyone recorded); the median is 14 years old and half are between 5 and 31.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Salome by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Salome mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Salome is “a female given name from Ancient Greek [in turn from Hebrew], masculine equivalent Solomon.” Its etymology gives the sense “peace” (שָׁלוֹם).
From Ancient Greek Σαλώμη (Salṓmē), from Hebrew שְׁלוֹמִית (sh’lomít) (belonging to the same root as שָׁלוֹם (shalóm, “peace”)).
/səˈloʊmi/
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Salome?
#1,042 among girls’ names, 2025
Salome rose from #1,703 in 2015 to #1,042 in 2025 among girls’ names; its share of girls born rose from 0.07 to 0.15 per 1,000.
275 babies in 2024, the peak
Salome peaked in 2024, when 275 girls were given it, #951 among girls’ names. The 239 births of 2025 are 87% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 239 | #1,042 | under 5 | |
| 2024 | 275 | #951 | under 5 | |
| 2023 | 222 | #1,115 | under 5 | |
| 2022 | 195 | #1,238 | under 5 | |
| 2021 | 148 | #1,459 | 9 | #8,708 |
| 2020 | 155 | #1,416 | under 5 | |
| 2019 | 125 | #1,685 | under 5 | |
| 2018 | 140 | #1,553 | under 5 | |
| 2017 | 129 | #1,673 | under 5 | |
| 2016 | 120 | #1,741 | under 5 |
Every recorded year (144)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 125 | #1,703 | under 5 | |
| 2014 | 103 | #1,954 | under 5 | |
| 2013 | 83 | #2,256 | under 5 | |
| 2012 | 77 | #2,421 | under 5 | |
| 2011 | 74 | #2,478 | under 5 | |
| 2010 | 83 | #2,309 | under 5 | |
| 2009 | 76 | #2,503 | under 5 | |
| 2008 | 81 | #2,395 | 5 | #14,232 |
| 2007 | 84 | #2,309 | under 5 | |
| 2006 | 82 | #2,324 | under 5 | |
| 2005 | 90 | #2,084 | 6 | #11,205 |
| 2004 | 57 | #2,835 | 7 | #9,748 |
| 2003 | 33 | #4,092 | 12 | #6,178 |
| 2002 | 64 | #2,489 | under 5 | |
| 2001 | 41 | #3,352 | 6 | #10,309 |
| 2000 | 56 | #2,661 | 5 | #11,803 |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,975 | 7 | #8,545 |
| 1998 | 23 | #4,768 | 7 | #8,281 |
| 1997 | 23 | #4,630 | 6 | #9,055 |
| 1996 | 30 | #3,704 | 9 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 24 | #4,316 | 6 | #8,680 |
| 1994 | 31 | #3,588 | 12 | #5,057 |
| 1993 | 15 | #6,180 | 6 | #8,506 |
| 1992 | 22 | #4,648 | 6 | #8,265 |
| 1991 | 24 | #4,301 | 13 | #4,426 |
| 1990 | 15 | #6,067 | 9 | #5,725 |
| 1989 | 20 | #4,636 | 10 | #5,097 |
| 1988 | 29 | #3,374 | 6 | #7,091 |
| 1987 | 21 | #4,097 | 7 | #5,980 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,397 | under 5 | |
| 1985 | 14 | #5,287 | 6 | #6,382 |
| 1984 | 11 | #6,192 | 13 | #3,415 |
| 1983 | 16 | #4,640 | 7 | #5,374 |
| 1982 | 16 | #4,677 | 10 | #4,185 |
| 1981 | 25 | #3,411 | 8 | #4,881 |
| 1980 | 21 | #3,819 | under 5 | |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,342 | 15 | #2,999 |
| 1978 | 18 | #4,041 | 8 | #4,486 |
| 1977 | 16 | #4,382 | 15 | #2,886 |
| 1976 | 17 | #3,921 | 8 | #4,349 |
| 1975 | 15 | #4,312 | 8 | #4,239 |
| 1974 | 15 | #4,180 | 7 | #4,555 |
| 1973 | 16 | #3,920 | 6 | #4,973 |
| 1972 | 18 | #3,507 | 5 | #5,605 |
| 1971 | 15 | #4,082 | 8 | #3,899 |
| 1970 | 15 | #4,004 | 8 | #3,776 |
| 1969 | 13 | #4,134 | 6 | #4,329 |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,853 | 5 | #4,634 |
| 1967 | 13 | #3,802 | under 5 | |
| 1966 | 16 | #3,238 | 7 | #3,489 |
| 1965 | 6 | #6,375 | under 5 | |
| 1964 | 9 | #4,928 | 10 | #2,816 |
| 1963 | 23 | #2,599 | 6 | #3,976 |
| 1962 | 11 | #4,221 | 10 | #2,817 |
| 1961 | 12 | #3,964 | 6 | #3,998 |
| 1960 | 17 | #3,082 | 6 | #3,985 |
| 1959 | 15 | #3,227 | 7 | #3,554 |
| 1958 | 7 | #5,304 | 8 | #3,236 |
| 1957 | 9 | #4,487 | 10 | #2,798 |
| 1956 | 13 | #3,467 | 10 | #2,768 |
| 1955 | 10 | #3,999 | 5 | #4,309 |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,989 | 12 | #2,421 |
| 1953 | 20 | #2,416 | 9 | #2,876 |
| 1952 | 14 | #3,018 | 11 | #2,489 |
| 1951 | 7 | #4,749 | 5 | #4,166 |
| 1950 | 6 | #5,192 | under 5 | |
| 1949 | 11 | #3,360 | 9 | #2,771 |
| 1948 | 7 | #4,571 | under 5 | |
| 1947 | 9 | #3,964 | 11 | #2,485 |
| 1946 | 12 | #3,003 | 11 | #2,382 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,888 | 11 | #2,225 |
| 1944 | 8 | #3,639 | 8 | #2,829 |
| 1943 | 11 | #3,000 | 9 | #2,708 |
| 1942 | 7 | #4,060 | 10 | #2,503 |
| 1941 | 16 | #2,177 | 11 | #2,313 |
| 1940 | 5 | #4,923 | 6 | #3,410 |
| 1939 | 8 | #3,374 | under 5 | |
| 1938 | 8 | #3,414 | 6 | #3,477 |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,907 | 8 | #2,873 |
| 1936 | 20 | #1,734 | under 5 | |
| 1935 | 22 | #1,654 | 7 | #3,212 |
| 1934 | 17 | #1,985 | 6 | #3,614 |
| 1933 | 18 | #1,893 | 5 | #4,070 |
| 1932 | 15 | #2,222 | 10 | #2,612 |
| 1931 | 20 | #1,793 | 5 | #4,240 |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,401 | 12 | #2,426 |
| 1929 | 16 | #2,169 | 8 | #3,205 |
| 1928 | 30 | #1,460 | 5 | #4,631 |
| 1927 | 14 | #2,526 | 9 | #3,109 |
| 1926 | 26 | #1,659 | 11 | #2,704 |
| 1925 | 23 | #1,841 | 6 | #4,121 |
| 1924 | 19 | #2,122 | 16 | #2,118 |
| 1923 | 25 | #1,723 | 7 | #3,761 |
| 1922 | 31 | #1,502 | 7 | #3,811 |
| 1921 | 24 | #1,816 | 15 | #2,249 |
| 1920 | 29 | #1,540 | 5 | #4,859 |
| 1919 | 30 | #1,442 | 10 | #2,836 |
| 1918 | 30 | #1,443 | under 5 | |
| 1917 | 34 | #1,256 | 6 | #3,903 |
| 1916 | 27 | #1,438 | 8 | #3,138 |
| 1915 | 33 | #1,222 | under 5 | |
| 1914 | 31 | #1,095 | under 5 | |
| 1913 | 27 | #1,058 | under 5 | |
| 1912 | 21 | #1,173 | under 5 | |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,637 | under 5 | |
| 1910 | 19 | #1,024 | 5 | #1,802 |
| 1909 | 16 | #1,044 | under 5 | |
| 1908 | 26 | #766 | under 5 | |
| 1907 | 17 | #942 | under 5 | |
| 1906 | 18 | #893 | under 5 | |
| 1905 | 18 | #896 | under 5 | |
| 1904 | 23 | #752 | under 5 | |
| 1903 | 23 | #710 | under 5 | |
| 1902 | 16 | #900 | under 5 | |
| 1901 | 15 | #877 | under 5 | |
| 1900 | 16 | #961 | under 5 | |
| 1899 | 13 | #930 | under 5 | |
| 1898 | 15 | #913 | under 5 | |
| 1897 | 14 | #891 | under 5 | |
| 1896 | 10 | #1,113 | under 5 | |
| 1895 | 18 | #766 | under 5 | |
| 1894 | 16 | #778 | under 5 | |
| 1893 | 16 | #763 | under 5 | |
| 1892 | 7 | #1,254 | under 5 | |
| 1891 | 10 | #937 | under 5 | |
| 1890 | 13 | #788 | under 5 | |
| 1889 | 12 | #793 | under 5 | |
| 1888 | 8 | #1,024 | under 5 | |
| 1887 | 11 | #725 | under 5 | |
| 1886 | 7 | #984 | under 5 | |
| 1884 | 14 | #578 | under 5 | |
| 1883 | 9 | #686 | under 5 | |
| 1881 | 6 | #810 | under 5 | |
| 1880 | 11 | #541 | under 5 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Salome a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 5,624 Americans recorded as Salome, 88% are girls and 12% boys. In 2025 it went to 239 girls; SSA lists no boys with it that year (fewer than 5, or none).
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Salome: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Salome, and how old are they?
4,210 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 75% of the 5,624 Americans ever recorded as Salome. The median Salome alive today is 14 years old; half are between 5 and 31.
The 2020 Census counted 5,918 people named Salome (4,872 women and girls, 1,046 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 3,139 born in the U.S. The Census count is 1.9 times that prediction. Possible reasons: the Census counts people born abroad, whom SSA’s files leave out, and it records the name people give, which SSA may have recorded under another spelling or as part of a compound name.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 89 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 275 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 312 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 440 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 1,040 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 2,060 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Salome born?
The states with the most babies named Salome are Florida, Texas and California, with 47% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, girls | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 40 | #469 | 2.3× |
| Texas | 37 | #818 | 1.3× |
| California | 17 | #1,399 | 0.7× |
| New York | 14 | #1,077 | 0.8× |
| Illinois | 11 | #845 | 0.2× |
| New Jersey | 10 | #767 | 0.9× |
| Georgia | 10 | #977 | 0.4× |
| North Carolina | 9 | #1,046 | 0.2× |
| Pennsylvania | 7 | #1,213 | 0.4× |
| Indiana | 7 | #905 | 0.1× |
Where Salome is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Salome is most over-represented in Florida: since 1910 it was given 2.3 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among girls’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Salome with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 4 names spelled alike, given to 17,252 babies since 1880, Salome is the second most given (33% of them). In 2025 it was given to 239 of their 554 babies (43%), again the second most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Salome
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Salome and names like it
- Compare Salome and SalmaBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2020sSalome peaked in 2024.
- Texas’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Salome since 1910.
- Hebrew namesWiktionary’s origin for Salome: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 2024The year the most babies were named Salome.
- The names of Generation AlphaMost people named Salome alive today were born 2013-2025.
- Names starting with SMost given first.