Boys' name · since 1880
Salomon
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 3,864 babies named Salomon, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,147 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,754 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,864
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
3,864 babies have been named Salomon since 1880, making it today's #1754 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Salomon has been recorded 3,864 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #1754 nationally and more common than 87% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,147 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,754 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,864 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Salomon ranks #2,147 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,754 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,864 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,147 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,754 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,864
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Salomon's 3,864 recorded births place it above 95.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Salomon compares
3,864 Top 15% higher than 85% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Salomon's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Salomon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,864 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 92 | 34 | 22,252 |
Salomon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Salomon's SSA record in two at 1965 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1898, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 92, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Salomon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 92
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Salomon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (686 births, 18% of the file).
2000s was Salomon's strongest decade.
686 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Salomon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 20
1900s
20 births
- 1910s 77
1910s
77 births
- 1920s 164
1920s
164 births
- 1930s 167
1930s
167 births
- 1940s 163
1940s
163 births
- 1950s 168
1950s
168 births
- 1960s 169
1960s
169 births
- 1970s
1970s
287 births
- 1980s
1980s
440 births
- 1990s
1990s
511 births
- 2000s
2000s
686 births
- 2010s
2010s
564 births
- 2020s
2020s
431 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 686 births (18% of all-time use).
How Salomon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Salomon's total volume
Salomon by state
Where Salomon concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 778 | 20.1% |
| #2 | California | | 748 | 19.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 297 | 7.7% |
| #4 | New Mexico | | 218 | 5.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 134 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 28 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 16 | 0.4% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 12 | 0.3% |
778 of 3,864 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Salomon appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Salomon's data
- Salomon's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (686 total births) through the 2020s (431) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Salomons (778 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Salomon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
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 Salomon 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.