Unisex name · since 1880
Salome
Salome has 4,942 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,604 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,040 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,942
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
4,942 babies have been named Salome since 1880, making it today's #1040 unisex name.
Salome has 4,942 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1040 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,604 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,040 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,942 born since 1880
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Salome ranks #2,604 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,040 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,942 born since 1880, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,604 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,040 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,942
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
Salome's 4,942 recorded births place it above 96.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Salome compares
4,942 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Salome's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Salome | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,942 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 275 | 21 | 19,840 |
Salome's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Salome's SSA record in two at 1954 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1940, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 275, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Salome popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 275
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Salome popularity over time - boys
682 total births recorded since 1910 (Salome as boys' name)
Salome by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,234 births, 25% of the file).
2020s was Salome's strongest decade.
1,234 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Salome births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 78
1880s
78 births
- 1890s 132
1890s
132 births
- 1900s 188
1900s
188 births
- 1910s 262
1910s
262 births
- 1920s 237
1920s
237 births
- 1930s 152
1930s
152 births
- 1940s 97
1940s
97 births
- 1950s 116
1950s
116 births
- 1960s 126
1960s
126 births
- 1970s 158
1970s
158 births
- 1980s 187
1980s
187 births
- 1990s 252
1990s
252 births
- 2000s
2000s
664 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,059 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,234 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,234 births (25% of all-time use).
How Salome compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Salome's total volume
Salome by state
Where Salome concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 548 | 11.1% |
| #2 | California | | 351 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 350 | 7.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 296 | 6.0% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 137 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 100 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 62 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 48 | 1.0% |
548 of 4,942 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Salome appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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- Florida records the most Salomes (548 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Salome: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Salome draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.