Given name & surname
Salome
“one who offers peace and tranquility”·“peacefulness”·“one who is peaceful; tranquil”
Salome is a variant of Saloma. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who offers peace and tranquility.” In English use, Salome has a related form in Shulamit. Interpretations include “peacefulness” and “one who is peaceful; tranquil” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original GreekΣαλωμη
Meaning & origin
What it means
Salome is a variant of Saloma. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who offers peace and tranquility.” In English use, Salome has a related form in Shulamit. Interpretations include “peacefulness” and “one who is peaceful; tranquil” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Salome is a variant of Saloma. An origin associated with Saloma is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Ancient Greek Σαλώμη, from Hebrew שְׁלוֹמִית (sh'lomít).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Salome appears in Mark 15:40, Matthew 14:6, Mark 6:22.
- Mark 15:40
- Matthew 14:6
- Mark 6:22
From biblical name research
Salome through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,624
- 682 boys · 4,942 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 275 babies
- 2025
- 239
- #1,042 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +63%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 239 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,042 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 61.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (40). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,918 as a first name in 2020; 924 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.
Salome’s family of names
Salome shares a linguistic root with Salomea. In English usage, Salome has a related form in Shulamit. Salome has a related form in Saloma.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Salome has relatives in 8 languages.
9 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 26
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Salemshares a root
- Solomonshares a root
- Salimshares a root
- Islamshares a root
- Jerusalemshares a root
- Muslimshares a root
- Absalomshares a root
- Shelomothshares a root
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- Shalmanshares a root
- Shillemshares a root
- Meshullamshares a root
- Meshillemothshares a root
- Meshillemithshares a root
- Meshelemiahshares a root
- Shulammiteshares a root
- Shelumielshares a root
- Shelomithshares a root
- Shelomishares a root
- Shelemiahshares a root
- Shalmaishares a root
- Shallunshares a root
- Shallumshares a root
- Salmoneshares a root
- Salamisshares a root
- Bishlamshares a root
- Abishalomshares a root
People named Salome
- Salome AlexandraQueen regnant of Hasmonean Judaea from c.76 to 67 BCE139 BC–66 BC
- Salome Isister of Herod the Great64 BC–10
- Salome MeliaGeorgian chess playerborn 1987
- Salomea of BergPolish princess (1093-1144)
- Salome JensAmerican actressborn 1935
- Salome NyirarukundoRwandan long-distance runnerborn 1997
- Salome Gluecksohn-WaelschGerman-born US developmental geneticist (1907-2007)
- Salome BeyAmerican-born Canadian singer-songwriter, composer, and actress (1933-2020)
- Salome KammerGerman actress, vocal soloist, singer and cellistborn 1959
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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