Salome
Salome is a feminine name derived from the Hebrew word shalom, meaning "peace".
- English
- German
- Georgian
- Biblical
Meaning & Origin of Salome
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Salome is a feminine name derived from the Hebrew word shalom, meaning "peace".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- German
- Georgian
- Biblical
- Biblical Latin
- Biblical Greek
- French
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Italian
The Story of Salome
As a girl name
Salome first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1880, with 11 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 289 births, good for #918 nationwide. About 30% of every Salome on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Salome ranks #918 for girls with 289 births, rising sharply (+80% over the past five years). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Salome on the record books as a boy name in 1910, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 16 Salomes were born — ranking #2,043 that year. Salome last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 682 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Salome
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Salomé Afonso (born 1997), Portuguese runner
- Salome Alt (1568–1633), Austrian mistress to the reigning Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg
- Salomè Antonazzoni (fl. 1619 – fl. 1642), Italian stage actress
- Salomé Báncora (born 1993), Argentine alpine skier
- Salomé de Bahia (born 1945), Brazilian vocalist in France
- Salomé Barojas (born 1957), Mexican baseball player
- Salome Bey (1933–2020), American-born Canadian singer-songwriter, composer, and actress
- Salomé Breziner , Belgian-born American film director and screenwriter
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Names that sound like Salome
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About the name Salome
Salome is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Salome's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #518. Use the chart and map above to compare Salome'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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