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Salome

Salome: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“peace”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
suh-LOH-mee · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls (87% of all uses)

Salome comes via Greek Salome from Hebrew Shalom, meaning 'peace'. In the New Testament it is the name of a follower of Jesus; it was also borne by the daughter of Herodias in later tradition.

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How popular is Salome?

202482.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Salome in 2024273

2024 rank#951 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18805,382

Salome is rising: use over the last five years is 2.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Salome

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
  • Leahweary; uncertain · Hebrew

Salome questions

What does the name Salome mean?

Salome means "peace". It comes from Hebrew. Salome comes via Greek Salome from Hebrew Shalom, meaning 'peace'. In the New Testament it is the name of a follower of Jesus; it was also borne by the daughter of Herodias in later tradition.

Is Salome a boy or girl name?

Salome is mainly a girl's name in US records (87% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Salome?

273 US babies were named Salome in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Salome?

Salome is usually pronounced suh-LOH-mee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.