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Salome

/səˈloʊmi/ · 88% girls · 239 born in 2025

Salome has been given to about 5,624 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/səˈloʊmi/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,403
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Salome per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 275
  • Born in 2025239
  • All time5,624
  • England & Wales, 202515

How popular is Salome?

Its best year was 2024, when 275 babies were given the name, ranking 951st. The typical living American called Salome is about 15 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Salome

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sallie0.64
  2. Salem0.60
  3. Jaime0.57
  4. Jayme0.57
  5. Mayme0.57
  6. Salma0.55
  7. Sadie0.52
  8. Sage0.52

Middle names for Salome

Ranked by flow score
  1. Salome Catherine0.84
  2. Salome Josephine0.84
  3. Salome Rose0.83
  4. Salome Marie0.83
  5. Salome Grace0.83
  6. Salome Jane0.83

Sibling names for Salome

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Evelinasister · 0.98
  2. Rosalinasister · 0.97
  3. Creedbrother · 0.96
  4. Calbrother · 0.96
  5. Jakaribrother · 0.96
  6. Arlettesister · 0.96

Where Salome is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.02%
  2. Utah0.02%
  3. Colorado0.01%
  4. New Jersey0.01%
  5. Massachusetts0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Salome White0.78
  2. Salome Nguyen0.78
  3. Salome Moore0.78
  4. Salome Hill0.78
  5. Salome Hall0.78
  6. Salome Brown0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Salome

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Salome across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.