Salome

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Salomi in IN India, FI Finland and Σαλωμη in CY Cyprus.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 10 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Salome is also recorded as 9 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Swahili given name75K records spelled Salome3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Kenya, Tanzania, Philippines, United States

  Languages: Swahili, Southern Sotho

  Also written Salomé

• a separate given name3.4K records spelled Salome5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Switzerland, Ecuador, Bolivia

  Also written Salomé, Salomē, Salóme, Salomè

• Finnish given name3.2K records spelled Salome7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland, United States, Spain, Philippines

  Languages: Finnish, Estonian

  Also written Salomé, Salóme, Sâlômè

• Polish given name2.4K records spelled Salome4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, United States

  Languages: Polish, Czech, Slovak

  Also written Salomé

• Lao given name1.9K records spelled Salome10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Laos, Peru, Tanzania, United States

  Languages: Lao, Thai

  Also written Salomé, Salomè, Salöme, สะโลเม, Sälômë

• Danish given name958 records spelled Salome5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Norway, Denmark, Iceland, United States

  Languages: Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Icelandic

  Also written Salomé

• Russian given name739 records spelled Salome25 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Russia, Ukraine, Peru, Türkiye

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian

  Also written Саломе, Саломея, Саломэ, Саламея, Саломія

• French (Côte d’Ivoire) given name689 records spelled Salome2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Côte d’Ivoire

  Also written Salomé

• English (South Africa) given name626 records spelled Salome2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in South Africa, Zambia, Tanzania, United States

  Also written Salomé

63 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Salome is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Salome is venerated as a saint for her unwavering faith, courage, and devotion to Christ. As one of the Myrrhbearers, she is a key witness to the central events of Christianity—the crucifixion and resurrection—and represents loyal discipleship, particularly her service to Jesus even in the face of suffering and uncertainty.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• The name Salome comes from the Hebrew word for "peace." In the Bible, Salome was a loyal and courageous follower of Jesus, the mother of the apostles James and John, and one of the first witnesses to the resurrection.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• In French, Feminine form of Salomon; Arabic origin, meaning "the celestial".

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In English, A name ascribed to the stepdaughter of Herod who asked for the execution of John the Baptist.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In English, niece of Herod Antipas; pers.

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 144 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Salomeb. 1daughter of Herod the Great
• Salome Ib. 65sister of Herod the Great
• Salome Alexandrab. 140Queen regnant of Hasmonean Judaea from c.76 to 67 BCE
• Salomea of Bergb. 1093PLnot in their usual namePolish princess (1093-1144)
• Salome of Greater Polandb. 1225Polish noblewoman, duchess of Glogów by marriage
• Maria Christina von Sachsenb. 1735PLnot in their usual namePrincess of Saxony and an Abbess (1735-1782)
• Sylvi Kekkonenb. 1900FInot in their usual nameFinnish writer and the First Lady of Finland
• Salome Jensb. 1935USAmerican actress
• Salome Kammerb. 1959DEGerman actress, vocal soloist, singer and cellist
• Salome Azizib. 1975GBBritish and Iranian Actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 899 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Salome?

We estimate roughly 71 thousand people bear Salome (counting its spellings and scripts) across 10 countries in our records.

In which country does Salome have the most bearers?

Salome is most frequently recorded in Argentina, where it is most often spelled salome.

Where is Salome most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Salome is densest in Georgia — about 1 in 149 people — even though Argentina holds more of our records for it.

How common is Salome compared with other names?

In Argentina, Salome is the 511th most common given name of 517,176 given names recorded there.

Is Salome a male or female name?

Salome is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Salome mean?

Recorded meaning: The name Salome is a Hellenized form of a Hebrew name derived from the root word "shalom" (שָׁלוֹם), which means "peace".