Salome is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Salome is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,042 for girl births in the United States (and #1,975 across all names), given to 239 babies — 256 including U.S. territories. Salome was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2024 (275 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 239 | 256 | #1,042 | — |
| 2024 | 275 | 290 | #951 | — |
| 2023 | 222 | 230 | #1,115 | — |
| 2022 | 195 | 204 | #1,238 | — |
| 2021 | 157 | 165 | #1,459 | #8,713 |
| 2020 | 155 | 155 | #1,416 | — |
| 2019 | 125 | 125 | #1,685 | — |
| 2018 | 140 | 148 | #1,553 | — |
| 2017 | 129 | 136 | #1,673 | — |
| 2016 | 120 | 127 | #1,741 | — |
| 2015 | 125 | 133 | #1,703 | — |
| 2014 | 103 | 108 | #1,954 | — |
| 2013 | 83 | 88 | #2,256 | — |
| 2012 | 77 | 83 | #2,421 | — |
| 2011 | 74 | 74 | #2,479 | — |
| 2010 | 83 | 88 | #2,309 | — |
| 2009 | 76 | 83 | #2,504 | — |
| 2008 | 86 | 86 | #2,395 | #14,240 |
| 2007 | 84 | 84 | #2,309 | — |
| 2006 | 82 | 82 | #2,324 | — |
| 2005 | 96 | 102 | #2,085 | #11,212 |
| 2004 | 64 | 64 | #2,839 | #9,754 |
| 2003 | 45 | 45 | #4,096 | #6,185 |
| 2002 | 64 | 64 | #2,492 | — |
| 2001 | 47 | 47 | #3,356 | #10,317 |
| 2000 | 61 | 61 | #2,665 | #11,811 |
| 1999 | 52 | 52 | #2,978 | #8,552 |
| 1998 | 30 | 30 | #4,771 | #8,289 |
| 1997 | 29 | — | #4,634 | #9,061 |
| 1996 | 39 | — | #3,709 | #6,394 |
| 1995 | 30 | — | #4,321 | #8,687 |
| 1994 | 43 | — | #3,593 | #5,063 |
| 1993 | 21 | — | #6,186 | #8,512 |
| 1992 | 28 | — | #4,654 | #8,272 |
| 1991 | 37 | — | #4,307 | #4,433 |
| 1990 | 24 | — | #6,073 | #5,732 |
| 1989 | 30 | — | #4,642 | #5,104 |
| 1988 | 35 | — | #3,379 | #7,098 |
| 1987 | 28 | — | #4,100 | #5,987 |
| 1986 | 14 | — | #5,400 | — |
| 1985 | 20 | — | #5,289 | #6,388 |
| 1984 | 24 | — | #6,193 | #3,417 |
| 1983 | 23 | — | #4,641 | #5,377 |
| 1982 | 26 | — | #4,678 | #4,187 |
| 1981 | 33 | — | #3,411 | #4,883 |
| 1980 | 21 | — | #3,820 | — |
| 1979 | 28 | — | #5,343 | #3,000 |
| 1978 | 26 | — | #4,041 | #4,488 |
| 1977 | 31 | — | #4,383 | #2,887 |
| 1976 | 25 | — | #3,922 | #4,351 |
| 1975 | 23 | — | #4,314 | #4,241 |
| 1974 | 22 | — | #4,181 | #4,557 |
| 1973 | 22 | — | #3,921 | #4,975 |
| 1972 | 23 | — | #3,507 | #5,607 |
| 1971 | 23 | — | #4,084 | #3,901 |
| 1970 | 23 | — | #4,005 | #3,778 |
| 1969 | 19 | — | #4,135 | #4,330 |
| 1968 | 11 | — | #6,855 | #4,636 |
| 1967 | 13 | — | #3,803 | — |
| 1966 | 23 | — | #3,239 | #3,490 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #6,376 | — |
| 1964 | 19 | — | #4,929 | #2,817 |
| 1963 | 29 | — | #2,600 | #3,977 |
| 1962 | 21 | — | #4,222 | #2,818 |
| 1961 | 18 | — | #3,965 | #3,999 |
| 1960 | 23 | — | #3,083 | #3,986 |
| 1959 | 22 | — | #3,228 | #3,555 |
| 1958 | 15 | — | #5,305 | #3,237 |
| 1957 | 19 | — | #4,488 | #2,799 |
| 1956 | 23 | — | #3,468 | #2,769 |
| 1955 | 15 | — | #4,000 | #4,310 |
| 1954 | 27 | — | #2,990 | #2,422 |
| 1953 | 29 | — | #2,417 | #2,877 |
| 1952 | 25 | — | #3,019 | #2,490 |
| 1951 | 12 | — | #4,750 | #4,167 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | #5,194 | — |
| 1949 | 20 | — | #3,361 | #2,772 |
| 1948 | 7 | — | #4,573 | — |
| 1947 | 20 | — | #3,966 | #2,486 |
| 1946 | 23 | — | #3,004 | #2,383 |
| 1945 | 22 | — | #2,889 | #2,226 |
| 1944 | 16 | — | #3,641 | #2,830 |
| 1943 | 20 | — | #3,001 | #2,709 |
| 1942 | 17 | — | #4,062 | #2,504 |
| 1941 | 27 | — | #2,178 | #2,313 |
| 1940 | 11 | — | #4,925 | #3,410 |
| 1939 | 8 | — | #3,376 | — |
| 1938 | 14 | — | #3,416 | #3,478 |
| 1937 | 18 | — | #2,908 | #2,873 |
| 1936 | 20 | — | #1,734 | — |
| 1935 | 29 | — | #1,654 | #3,212 |
| 1934 | 23 | — | #1,986 | #3,616 |
| 1933 | 23 | — | #1,893 | #4,072 |
| 1932 | 25 | — | #2,223 | #2,612 |
| 1931 | 25 | — | #1,794 | #4,242 |
| 1930 | 26 | — | #2,402 | #2,427 |
| 1929 | 24 | — | #2,170 | #3,207 |
| 1928 | 35 | — | #1,461 | #4,633 |
| 1927 | 23 | — | #2,527 | #3,110 |
| 1926 | 37 | — | #1,660 | #2,706 |
| 1925 | 29 | — | #1,842 | #4,123 |
| 1924 | 35 | — | #2,123 | #2,118 |
| 1923 | 32 | — | #1,723 | #3,764 |
| 1922 | 38 | — | #1,502 | #3,813 |
| 1921 | 39 | — | #1,816 | #2,250 |
| 1920 | 34 | — | #1,540 | #4,861 |
| 1919 | 40 | — | #1,442 | #2,837 |
| 1918 | 30 | — | #1,443 | — |
| 1917 | 40 | — | #1,256 | #3,904 |
| 1916 | 35 | — | #1,438 | #3,139 |
| 1915 | 33 | — | #1,222 | — |
| 1914 | 31 | — | #1,095 | — |
| 1913 | 27 | — | #1,058 | — |
| 1912 | 21 | — | #1,173 | — |
| 1911 | 10 | — | #1,637 | — |
| 1910 | 24 | — | #1,024 | #1,803 |
| 1909 | 16 | — | #1,044 | — |
| 1908 | 26 | — | #766 | — |
| 1907 | 17 | — | #942 | — |
| 1906 | 18 | — | #893 | — |
| 1905 | 18 | — | #896 | — |
| 1904 | 23 | — | #752 | — |
| 1903 | 23 | — | #710 | — |
| 1902 | 16 | — | #900 | — |
| 1901 | 15 | — | #877 | — |
| 1900 | 16 | — | #961 | — |
| 1899 | 13 | — | #930 | — |
| 1898 | 15 | — | #913 | — |
| 1897 | 14 | — | #891 | — |
| 1896 | 10 | — | #1,113 | — |
| 1895 | 18 | — | #766 | — |
| 1894 | 16 | — | #778 | — |
| 1893 | 16 | — | #763 | — |
| 1892 | 7 | — | #1,254 | — |
| 1891 | 10 | — | #937 | — |
| 1890 | 13 | — | #788 | — |
| 1889 | 12 | — | #793 | — |
| 1888 | 8 | — | #1,024 | — |
| 1887 | 11 | — | #725 | — |
| 1886 | 7 | — | #984 | — |
| 1884 | 14 | — | #578 | — |
| 1883 | 9 | — | #686 | — |
| 1881 | 6 | — | #810 | — |
| 1880 | 11 | — | #541 | — |