Given name & surname
Salamon
“one who is peaceful”
Salamon is a variant of Saloman. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is peaceful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Salamon is a variant of Saloman. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is peaceful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Salamon is a variant of Saloman. An origin associated with Saloman is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Salamon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17
- 17 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 257 as a first name in 2020; 2,059 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Salamon’s family of names
In English usage, Salamon as a surname has an affectionate form in SALAK. In Hungarian usage, Salamon has a later derivative in Саламун. In Hungarian usage, Salamon has a related form in Solomon.
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Around the world
Salamon has relatives in 4 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Salamon
- János Salamon PetényiHungarian zoologist, paleontologist (1799-1855)
- Salamon BergerCroatian Jewish industrialist (1858–1934)
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