Saloma
Salmah binti Ismail, better known by her stage name Saloma, was a Singaporean-Malaysian singer, film actress, trendsetter and a fashion icon who became well known in the late 1950s.
Meaning & Origin of Saloma
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Salmah binti Ismail, better known by her stage name Saloma, was a Singaporean-Malaysian singer, film actress, trendsetter and a fashion icon who became well known in the late 1950s.
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The Story of Saloma
American parents first put Saloma on the record books as a baby girl name in 1888, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 24 Salomas were born — ranking #5,247 that year. About 20% of every Saloma on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Saloma ranks #6,964 for baby girls with 16 births, holding steady (+0%). All told, over 718 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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About the name Saloma
Saloma is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 718 births in the dataset. Saloma's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #1,206. Use the chart and map above to compare Saloma's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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