Salome

given name · Latin script

Meaning, in English: A name ascribed to the stepdaughter of Herod who asked for the execution of John the Baptist

Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/salome/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Salome is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Tanzania than in any other country. In Georgia it is the 14th most common given name.

rarermore common
  • TZTanzania≈1 in 524(inferred from the name graph)
  • COColombia≈1 in 3.3K
  • ZASouth Africa≈1 in 3.9K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Salome itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Tanzania (inferred from the name graph)

≈110,000 people, est.

5 (measured from records)

recorded for this name

Sources
261 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 524 (inferred from the name graph)

Tanzania, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

SalomeLatin(measured from records)
სალომეGeorgian(measured from records)
ՍալոմեArmenian(measured from records)
ΣαλώμηGreek(measured from records)
살로메Hangul(measured from records)

2 other spellings are counted as the same name:

Locally spelled Salomé in CM Cameroon.

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

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

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

Sources 1

  • Biblical Names Compiled Database

Attested across 12 languages in the etymology graph.

How Salome is read(measured from records)

Salome is one spelling over 5 language communities, and the dictionaries record it differently in 2 of them. Each row is what a source recorded for that language, beside the share of this name’s records the language holds. No single row is the name’s meaning.

  • Spanish35%

    No dictionary in our sources glosses Salome in Spanish.

  • Georgian31%

    No dictionary in our sources glosses Salome in Georgian.

  • Swahili9.9%

    No dictionary in our sources glosses Salome in Swahili.

  • English8.4%

    A name ascribed to the stepdaughter of Herod who asked for the execution of John the Baptist.

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

    niece of Herod Antipas; pers.

    as a namePronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

  • French6.3%

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

    as a nameLe grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

The share is ours — how much of this name’s records each language holds. The sense beside it is the source’s, quoted and credited, including where it names a gender. We do not publish a gender of our own per language: our records carry one figure for the spelling as a whole.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Salome counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Salome is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
TZ Tanzania#362≈110,000 est.≈1 in 524—Salome24
NG Nigeria#941≈38,000 est.≈1 in 5.7K—Salome50
GE Georgia#1426,770as სალომე1 in 14927KSalome96
PH Philippines—≈20,000 est.≈1 in 5.4KlistedSalome53
CO Colombia#306≈15,000 est.≈1 in 3.3K1.9KSalome85
ZA South Africa#738≈15,000 est.≈1 in 3.9K—Salome53
US United States—5,9181 in 56K4.9KSalome261
CM Cameroon#401≈5,400 est.≈1 in 5.1K1Salomé11

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Georgia PSDA/SDA civil-registry name statistics (per-token API); Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; RNEC — Nombres más registrados (newborn name statistics); Assemblee Nationale du Cameroun — sitting-MP roster, 10eme legislature (2020-2025). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

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 name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Kenya, Tanzania, Philippines, Nigeria

    Languages: Swahili, Southern Sotho

    Also written Salomé

  • a separate name5 spellings in the group

    Also written Salomé, Salomè, Salóme, Salomē

  • Estonian given name7 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Spain, Finland, Philippines

    Languages: Estonian, Finnish

    Also written Salomé, Salóme, Sâlômè

  • Czech given name4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Czechia, Slovakia, Peru, Poland

    Languages: Czech, Polish, Slovak

    Also written Salomé

  • Lao given name10 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Laos, Peru, Tanzania, United States

    Languages: Lao, Thai

    Also written Salomé, Salomè, สะโลเม, Salöme, Sälômë

  • Danish given name5 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Denmark, Norway, South Africa

    Languages: Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic

    Also written Salomé

  • Russian given name25 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 name2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Côte d’Ivoire

    Also written Salomé

  • English (South Africa) given name2 spellings in the group

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

    Also written Salomé

64 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(measured from records)

Salome is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

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

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • 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 nameBiblical 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 nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

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.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

0500100015002000Salome, b. 1Salome I, b. 65Salome Alexandra, b. 140Salomea of Berg, b. 1093Salome of Greater Poland, b. 1225Maria Christina von Sachsen, b. 1735Sylvi Kekkonen, b. 1900Salome Jens, b. 1935Salome Kammer, b. 1959Salome Azizi, b. 1975

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).

How to address them(machine-generated)

InformalHola Salome,Hi Salome, (English)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 100 sources across 50 countries.

Official registers attesting Salome
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex20204.9K#3,499
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex20201K#3,499
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)2025239—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)20219—

Reference works 5

  • Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
  • Nişanyan Adlar (Turkish given-name national-registry frequency)
  • Wikipedia given-name tokens
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
  • Ethiopian name tokens (GitHub lehagere/ethiopian-names, 40/60 condominium list)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

Where does the name Salome come from?
The name Salome is a Hellenized form of a Hebrew name derived from the root word "shalom" (שָׁלוֹם), which means "peace". Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.
How do you pronounce Salome?
A machine transcription gives /salome/ (IPA) for Spanish.
What are other forms of the name Salome?
In the etymology graph, Tasleem, Taslima and Solomiia are forms of the same name in other languages.
What does the name Salome mean?
In English, A name ascribed to the stepdaughter of Herod who asked for the execution of John the Baptist.
In which country does Salome have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 112 thousand people named Salome in Tanzania, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled salome.
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.
How common is the name Salome?
In the United States, the national register counted 5,918 people named Salome in 2020, about 1 in 56 thousand residents.
How common is Salome compared with other names?
In Tanzania, Salome is the 362nd most common given name of 37,285 given names recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Salome” — the 362nd most common given name in Tanzania. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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