Salome

Girl Hebrew #1113 in 2023

Salome is a girl name of Hebrew origin.

Meaning of Salome

A name ascribed to the stepdaughter of Herod who asked for the execution of John the Baptist. From Σαλώμη, from שְׁלוֹמִית (belonging to the same root as

Popularity of Salome

Popularity, 1880–2023

222 births in 2023

1880 2023

4,427 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

2023

222 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.