# Salome (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/salome/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “peace” |
| Pronunciation | /səˈloʊmi/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 5,624 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 682 / 4,942 (88% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 284, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σαλώμη (Salṓmē), from Hebrew שְׁלוֹמִית (sh'lomít) (belonging to the same root as שָׁלוֹם (shalóm, “peace”)).

## What it means

Salome is grouped under peace.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 74 | 2,479 |
| 2012 | 77 | 2,421 |
| 2013 | 83 | 2,256 |
| 2014 | 103 | 1,954 |
| 2015 | 125 | 1,703 |
| 2016 | 120 | 1,741 |
| 2017 | 129 | 1,673 |
| 2018 | 140 | 1,553 |
| 2019 | 125 | 1,685 |
| 2020 | 155 | 1,416 |
| 2021 | 148 | 1,459 |
| 2022 | 195 | 1,238 |
| 2023 | 222 | 1,115 |
| 2024 | 275 | 951 |
| 2025 | 239 | 1,042 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6 | 8,272 |
| 1993 | 6 | 8,512 |
| 1994 | 12 | 5,063 |
| 1995 | 6 | 8,687 |
| 1996 | 9 | 6,394 |
| 1997 | 6 | 9,061 |
| 1998 | 7 | 8,289 |
| 1999 | 7 | 8,552 |
| 2000 | 5 | 11,811 |
| 2001 | 6 | 10,317 |
| 2003 | 12 | 6,185 |
| 2004 | 7 | 9,754 |
| 2005 | 6 | 11,212 |
| 2008 | 5 | 14,240 |
| 2021 | 9 | 8,713 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8 | 2,893 |
| 2012 | 10 | 2,521 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5,742 |
| 2014 | 16 | 1,798 |
| 2015 | 11 | 2,328 |
| 2016 | 12 | 2,233 |
| 2017 | 11 | 2,341 |
| 2018 | 22 | 1,436 |
| 2019 | 13 | 2,040 |
| 2020 | 10 | 2,449 |
| 2021 | 14 | 1,962 |
| 2022 | 16 | 1,767 |
| 2023 | 16 | 1,774 |
| 2024 | 14 | 2,000 |
| 2025 | 15 | 1,892 |

## In other languages

- French: Salomé
- Georgian: სალომე
- German: Salome
- Italian: Salomè
- Spanish: Salomé
- Ukrainian: Соломі́я

## People named Salome

- Salome Zourabichvili, Georgian politician and former French diplomat, fifth President of Georgia (2018–2024)
- Salome Melia, Georgian chess player
- Salome Jens, American actress
- Salomé Ureña, Dominican poet and educator (1850–1897)
- Salomé Stévenin, French actress
- Salome Bey, American-born Canadian singer-songwriter, composer, and actress (1933-2020)
- Salome Gluecksohn-Waelsch, German-born US developmental geneticist (1907-2007)
- Salomé Báncora, Argentine alpine skier
- Salome Samadashvili, Georgian politician
- Salome Kammer, German actress, vocal soloist, singer and cellist
- Salome Mulugeta, American film director
- Salome Reischer, Austrian chess player

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.