Given name & surname
Salmon
“a peaceful man”
Salmon is a variant of Solomon. One Hebrew interpretation is “a peaceful man.”
Original Hebrewשלמון
Meaning & origin
What it means
Salmon is a variant of Solomon. One Hebrew interpretation is “a peaceful man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Salmon is a variant of Solomon. An origin associated with Solomon is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From the Hebrew noun salma (שלמה), “mantle or robe.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Salmon is a variant of Solomon. The history of Solomon gives this family its wider story. Solomon has a place in biblical naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Salmon appears in 1 Chronicles 2:11, Ruth 4:20, Ruth 4:21 and 1 other passage.
- 1 Chronicles 2:11
- Ruth 4:20
- Ruth 4:21
- Psalm 68:14
From biblical name research
Salmon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15
- 15 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1922. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 239 as a first name in 2020; 14,081 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.
Salmon’s family of names
Salmon has a related form in Solomon. In French usage, Salmon as a surname has a related form in David. In French usage, Salmon as a surname has a related form in Abel.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Salmon has relatives in 3 languages.
8 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Salmon
- Salmon P. ChaseAmerican politician and lawyer (1808–1873)
- Salmon ben Jeroham10th-century Karaite rabbi
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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