Salome
#1,040 for girls in 2025, 239 births · Last seen for boys in 2021 at #8,166
Given to girls 87.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1880 · 11 births
- Debut · girls
- 11 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 4,942since 1880
Salome over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,040 | 239 | — | |
| 2024 | #951 | 275 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,107 | 222 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,232 | 195 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,450 | 148 | #8,166 | 9 |
| 2020 | #1,412 | 155 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,679 | 125 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,548 | 140 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,665 | 129 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,735 | 120 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,695 | 125 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,940 | 103 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,236 | 83 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,401 | 77 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,454 | 74 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,296 | 83 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,485 | 76 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,380 | 81 | #12,553 | 5 |
| 2007 | #2,293 | 84 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,308 | 82 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,073 | 90 | #10,151 | 6 |
| 2004 | #2,808 | 57 | #8,927 | 7 |
| 2003 | #4,034 | 33 | #5,877 | 12 |
| 2002 | #2,467 | 64 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,316 | 41 | #9,243 | 6 |
| 2000 | #2,632 | 56 | #10,349 | 5 |
| 1999 | #2,935 | 45 | #7,874 | 7 |
| 1998 | #4,636 | 23 | #7,560 | 7 |
| 1997 | #4,508 | 23 | #8,110 | 6 |
| 1996 | #3,632 | 30 | #5,982 | 9 |
| 1995 | #4,217 | 24 | #7,792 | 6 |
| 1994 | #3,536 | 31 | #4,803 | 12 |
| 1993 | #5,955 | 15 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #4,528 | 22 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #4,208 | 24 | #4,231 | 13 |
| 1990 | #5,835 | 15 | #5,382 | 9 |
| 1989 | #4,522 | 20 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #3,306 | 29 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #3,983 | 21 | #5,459 | 7 |
| 1986 | #5,188 | 14 | — | |
| 1985 | #5,077 | 14 | #5,785 | 6 |
| 1984 | #5,899 | 11 | #3,270 | 13 |
| 1983 | #4,476 | 16 | #4,907 | 7 |
| 1982 | #4,527 | 16 | #3,966 | 10 |
| 1981 | #3,340 | 25 | #4,509 | 8 |
| 1980 | #3,719 | 21 | — | |
| 1979 | #5,092 | 13 | #2,897 | 15 |
| 1978 | #3,924 | 18 | #4,157 | 8 |
| 1977 | #4,235 | 16 | #2,791 | 15 |
| 1976 | #3,812 | 17 | #4,012 | 8 |
| 1975 | #4,141 | 15 | #3,941 | 8 |
| 1974 | #4,041 | 15 | #4,190 | 7 |
| 1973 | #3,787 | 16 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | #3,404 | 18 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #3,943 | 15 | #3,658 | 8 |
| 1970 | #3,872 | 15 | #3,521 | 8 |
| 1969 | #3,958 | 13 | #3,935 | 6 |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 | — | |
| 1966 | #3,148 | 16 | #3,249 | 7 |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | — | |
| 1964 | #4,636 | 9 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1963 | #2,543 | 23 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #4,011 | 11 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1961 | #3,793 | 12 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1960 | #2,989 | 17 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1959 | #3,104 | 15 | #3,290 | 7 |
| 1958 | #4,890 | 7 | #3,033 | 8 |
| 1957 | #4,202 | 9 | #2,631 | 10 |
| 1956 | #3,321 | 13 | #2,628 | 10 |
| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #2,889 | 15 | #2,316 | 12 |
| 1953 | #2,363 | 20 | #2,709 | 9 |
| 1952 | #2,921 | 14 | #2,376 | 11 |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | — | |
| 1949 | #3,176 | 11 | #2,606 | 9 |
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 | — | |
| 1947 | #3,706 | 9 | #2,356 | 11 |
| 1946 | #2,880 | 12 | #2,271 | 11 |
| 1945 | #2,742 | 11 | #2,131 | 11 |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | #2,633 | 8 |
| 1943 | #2,861 | 11 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | #2,386 | 10 |
| 1941 | #2,096 | 16 | #2,207 | 11 |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #3,130 | 6 |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | — | |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1937 | #2,735 | 10 | #2,680 | 8 |
| 1936 | #1,691 | 20 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,606 | 22 | #2,951 | 7 |
| 1934 | #1,913 | 17 | #3,277 | 6 |
| 1933 | #1,835 | 18 | #3,642 | 5 |
| 1932 | #2,130 | 15 | #2,465 | 10 |
| 1931 | #1,750 | 20 | #3,763 | 5 |
| 1930 | #2,306 | 14 | #2,293 | 12 |
| 1929 | #2,098 | 16 | #2,980 | 8 |
| 1928 | #1,425 | 30 | #4,151 | 5 |
| 1927 | #2,433 | 14 | #2,912 | 9 |
| 1926 | #1,623 | 26 | #2,566 | 11 |
| 1925 | #1,795 | 23 | #3,741 | 6 |
| 1924 | #2,062 | 19 | #2,043 | 16 |
| 1923 | #1,672 | 25 | #3,467 | 7 |
| 1922 | #1,464 | 31 | #3,532 | 7 |
| 1921 | #1,765 | 24 | #2,152 | 15 |
| 1920 | #1,511 | 29 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1919 | #1,423 | 30 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1918 | #1,411 | 30 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,241 | 34 | #3,545 | 6 |
| 1916 | #1,408 | 27 | #2,926 | 8 |
| 1915 | #1,190 | 33 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,080 | 31 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,040 | 27 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,143 | 21 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,545 | 10 | — | |
| 1910 | #997 | 19 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1909 | #1,015 | 16 | — | |
| 1908 | #755 | 26 | — | |
| 1907 | #923 | 17 | — | |
| 1906 | #872 | 18 | — | |
| 1905 | #872 | 18 | — | |
| 1904 | #727 | 23 | — | |
| 1903 | #695 | 23 | — | |
| 1902 | #872 | 16 | — | |
| 1901 | #857 | 15 | — | |
| 1900 | #941 | 16 | — | |
| 1899 | #906 | 13 | — | |
| 1898 | #886 | 15 | — | |
| 1897 | #867 | 14 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,047 | 10 | — | |
| 1895 | #746 | 18 | — | |
| 1894 | #744 | 16 | — | |
| 1893 | #739 | 16 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,171 | 7 | — | |
| 1891 | #893 | 10 | — | |
| 1890 | #758 | 13 | — | |
| 1889 | #757 | 12 | — | |
| 1888 | #959 | 8 | — | |
| 1887 | #693 | 11 | — | |
| 1886 | #897 | 7 | — | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | #556 | 14 | — | |
| 1883 | #651 | 9 | — | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | #740 | 6 | — | |
| 1880 | #518 | 11 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Salome was already there! It came in at #518, and was given to 11 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1882, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Salome is popular in 2005
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Florida#965 · 1 in 6,593
- New York#1,195 · 1 in 8,644
- Pennsylvania#1,284 · 1 in 10,971
- California#1,825 · 1 in 17,725
- Texas#1,837 · 1 in 16,060
Best ever in a state: #314 in Florida, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | #965 | 13 | 1 in 6,593 |
| New York | #1,195 | 11 | 1 in 8,644 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,284 | 5 | 1 in 10,971 |
| California | #1,825 | 13 | 1 in 17,725 |
| Texas | #1,837 | 10 | 1 in 16,060 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Salome
- 89 spots since 2024 (#951 → #1,040)
- 372 spots since 2020 (#1,412 → #1,040)
- 655 spots since 2015 (#1,695 → #1,040)
- Biggest jump: 432 spots in 1893 (#1,171 → #739)
- Biggest drop: 548 spots in 1911 (#997 → #1,545)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #518 (11 births)
- Births halved by 1882, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 27 yrs · run 1897–1908
- Highest: 1 in 5,892 girls born in 2024 were named Salome (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,725 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #518 in 1880, was only 1 in 8,272 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 25.0% of all girls named Salome (1,234) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1984, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 78 | #518 (1880) | #721 |
| 1890s | 132 | #739 (1893) | #876 |
| 1900s | 188 | #695 (1903) | #853 |
| 1910s | 262 | #997 (1910) | #1,248 |
| 1920s | 237 | #1,425 (1928) | #1,785 |
| 1930s | 152 | #1,606 (1935) | #2,229 |
| 1940s | 97 | #2,096 (1941) | #3,313 |
| 1950s | 116 | #2,363 (1953) | #3,659 |
| 1960s | 126 | #2,543 (1963) | #4,080 |
| 1970s | 158 | #3,404 (1972) | #4,025 |
| 1980s | 187 | #3,306 (1988) | #4,404 |
| 1990s | 252 | #2,935 (1999) | #4,399 |
| 2000s | 664 | #2,073 (2005) | #2,680 |
| 2010s | 1,059 | #1,548 (2018) | #1,965 |
| 2020s | 1,234 | #951 (2024) | #1,199 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Salome in 2005
Top girls' names in 2005
Top boys' names in 2005
More about 2005
girls
1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 20,532 of them was named Salome, which outranked 89.2% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,057Shanice91
- #2,057Susannah91
- #2,057Therese91
- #2,073Salome90
- #2,073Aaralyn90
- #2,073Acacia90
- #2,073Anette90
- #2,088Ami89
- #2,088Anayah89
- #2,088Angelika89
Tied with 14 names at #2,073; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 332,884 of them was named Salome, which outranked 24.1% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #9,115Zyhir7
- #9,115Zylan7
- #9,115Zyshawn7
- #10,151Salome6
- #10,151Aadam6
- #10,151Aadhav6
- #10,151Abanoub6
- #11,472Aadesh5
- #11,472Aadin5
- #11,472Aahan5
Tied with 1,320 names at #10,151; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.