US rank #1848 Boys' name Peak 2024 3,772 births

Salomon — #1848 US boys' name

3,772 babies named Salomon in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1848
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 87% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Salomon was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

87 babies were named Salomon in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Salomon

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,772 babies named Salomon between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Salomon currently holds the #1848 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 87 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Salomon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 686 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Salomon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 756 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Salomon in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Salomon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,772 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Salomon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,772

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2024

87 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,848

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Salomon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
87
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Salomon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
686 births that decade — 18% of Salomon's all-time total
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Salomon by state

Where Salomon concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Salomon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
756 20.0%
#2 California
739 19.6%
#3 Florida
280 7.4%
#4 New Mexico
218 5.8%
#5 New York
128 3.4%
#6 Illinois
28 0.7%
#7 Georgia
16 0.4%
#8 North Carolina
5 0.1%
Texas share of Salomon's total US births 20.0%
Even split

756 of 3,772 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Salomon?
3,772 babies have been named Salomon since 1880. It currently ranks #1848 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 87 births.
When was Salomon most popular?
Salomon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 686 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Salomon most popular?
The top states for the name Salomon are Texas (756 births), California (739 births), Florida (280 births).
How long has the name Salomon been used?
Salomon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Salomon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Salvatore, Salvador, Salem, Sal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.