Salome
Salome was the 1042nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 239 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 541st; the most babies were born in 2024 (275). Over the last ten years it has moved up 661 places. More babies were named Salome in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,042 girls, up 374 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 239girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024275 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,624babies recorded
Salome popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,042 | — | 239 | — |
| 2020 | #1,416 | — | 155 | — |
| 2010 | #2,309 | — | 83 | — |
| 2000 | #2,665 | #11,811 | 56 | 5 |
| 1990 | #6,073 | #5,732 | 15 | 9 |
| 1980 | #3,820 | — | 21 | — |
| 1970 | #4,005 | #3,778 | 15 | 8 |
| 1960 | #3,083 | #3,986 | 17 | 6 |
| 1950 | #5,194 | — | 6 | — |
| 1940 | #4,925 | #3,410 | 5 | 6 |
| 1930 | #2,402 | #2,427 | 14 | 12 |
| 1920 | #1,540 | #4,861 | 29 | 5 |
| 1910 | #1,024 | #1,803 | 19 | 5 |
| 1900 | #961 | — | 16 | — |
| 1890 | #788 | — | 13 | — |
| 1880 | #541 | — | 11 | — |
How popular is Salome, counting every spelling?
Salome has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,004 for girls in 2025, against #1,042 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Salome?
239 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Salome (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Salome born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 35 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Salome.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Salome?
About 3,800 people born in the US named Salome are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 5 and 25. That makes Salome a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Salome by state
How common Salome was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (3.6×), New Jersey (2.4×), New York (1.5×). In 32 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Salome
How popular is the name Salome?
Salome was the 1042nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 239 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 541st; the most babies were born in 2024 (275). Over the last ten years it has moved up 661 places. More babies were named Salome in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Salome a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Salome in the US.
Where is Salome most popular?
In 2021–2025, Salome was most common in Florida (0.48 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and New York.