Given name & surname
Salomon
“one who is peaceful”·“a peaceful man”
Salomon is a variant of Saloman. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is peaceful.” Salomon is a variant of Solomon. One Hebrew interpretation is “a peaceful man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Salomon is a variant of Saloman. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is peaceful.” Salomon is a variant of Solomon. One Hebrew interpretation is “a peaceful man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Salomon 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 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Salomon 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
Salomon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,864
- 3,864 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 92 babies
- 2025
- 92
- #1,765 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +27%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 92 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,765 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 27.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (22). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,726 as a first name in 2020; 6,849 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.
Salomon’s family of names
In English usage, Salomon has a diminutive in Sal. In Polish usage, Salomon shares an earlier linguistic root with SULEJMAN. Salomon has a related form in Solomon.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Salomon has relatives in 18 languages.
23 related names in 18 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 22
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 Salomon
- Salomon KalouIvorian association football playerborn 1985
- Solomon, King of HungaryKing of Hungary (1053-1087)
- Salomon GessnerSwiss painter, etcher and poet (1730-1788)
- Mendele Mocher SforimYiddish-Hebrew writer (1836-1917)
- Salo FlohrCzech chess player, arbiter, theoretician, organiser and writer (1908–1983)
- Salomon August AndréeSwedish engineer, balloon pioneer and explorer (1854–1897)
- Arvid LindmanSwedish 20th century prime minister (1862-1936)
- Salomon van Ruysdaelpainter from the Northern Netherlands (c.1602-1670)1600–1670
- Salomon MaimonLithuanian Jewish philosopher (1753–1800)1754–1800
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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