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Salome as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Salome

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The baby name Salome is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /səˈloʊmi/ — suh-LOH-mee (common English),/səˈloʊmeɪ/ — suh-LOH-may (anglicized),/saˈlome/ — sah-LOH-meh (Spanish/French/Latin pronunciation).

Salome is Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: /səˈloʊmi/ — suh-LOH-mee (common English),/səˈloʊmeɪ/ — suh-LOH-may (anglicized),/saˈlome/ — sah-LOH-meh (Spanish/French/Latin pronunciation)

What is the meaning of the name Salome ?

The baby name Salome is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /səˈloʊmi/ — suh-LOH-mee (common English),/səˈloʊmeɪ/ — suh-LOH-may (anglicized),/saˈlome/ — sah-LOH-meh (Spanish/French/Latin pronunciation).

Salome is Hebrew in Origin.

Salome is the Greek form (Salōmē, Σαλώμη) of a Hebrew name rooted in shalom, “peace, wholeness,” and is cognate with Shlomit and related to Shulamit; it shares a root with Solomon. In the New Testament, one Salome follows Jesus - traditionally the mother of James and John - and Eastern Christianity venerates her as a Myrrhbearer; another Salome, the daughter of Herodias, is remembered through Josephus and later art for the dance preceding John the Baptist’s execution.

Used among Jews and early Christians, the name persisted in the Greek East and reappeared in medieval Central Europe (e.g., Blessed Salomea of Poland). Its modern revival spans Georgia, Switzerland, France, and the Hispanic world. Variants and spellings include Salomé (French, Spanish, Portuguese), Salome (German, English), Salomea (Polish), Salomeea (Romanian), Shlomit/Schlomit (Hebrew), and Salomeh (Persian/Armenian). Meaning centers on “peace” and “well‑being,” giving the name a serene, timeless character despite its dramatic literary associations.

Salome has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Salome

Salome Zourabichvili Politician · Born 1952 · France Salome Zourabichvili is a French-born politician who became the President of Georgia in 2018, making her the first woman to hold this position. Before her presidency, she served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia and had a diplomatic career in France. Salome Alexandra Royal · Born -139 · Hasmonean Judea Salome Alexandra was most famous for being a regnant queen of Hasmonean Judea and one of the few women in Jewish tradition to rule the country. Also known as Shlomtzion or Shelamzion, she was the wife of Alexander Jannaeus and the last ruler of Judea to die as sovereign of an independent kingdom.

Salome – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Germany Girls 2025 #1 411
Ireland Girls 2019 #1 902
FJ Girls 0 #5 5 583
FJ 0 #6 1 374
GE Girls 0 #13 313 1,564
GE 0 #16 34 997
NA 0 #30 4 2,537
BI Girls 0 #33 1 726
CM 0 #51 6 2,592
CY 0 #59 2 1,632
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
GE Boys 0 #102 9 2,055
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
BW Girls 0 #106 43 4,216
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
Switzerland Girls 2023 #116 18 1,539
EC 0 #117 5 2,502
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
CO Girls 0 #130 7,704 16,140
NA Girls 0 #131 98 7,146
PA 0 #137 2 3,797
MT Girls 0 #152 2 3,773
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
CR 0 #162 4 5,526
PR Girls 0 #164 4 3,171
Sweden Girls 2022 #178 2 1,568
UY 0 #181 2 2,477
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
LU Girls 0 #187 4 4,850
AR 0 #191 3 2,915
RU 0 #191 4 3,641
EC Girls 0 #196 44 3,650
LT Girls 0 #199 2 1,904
AO Girls 0 #200 10 4,575
ZA Girls 0 #200 2,966 25,928
PS 0 #223 4 5,692
HU Girls 0 #224 2 3,308
IR 0 #230 2 4,221
GR Girls 0 #232 11 6,293
BO Girls 0 #234 600 9,488
GH 0 #234 10 5,396
JM Girls 0 #238 22 7,507
MO Girls 0 #239 13 7,056
NG 0 #243 22 5,926
EC Boys 0 #245 2 3,322
PT 0 #246 5 4,161
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
GH Girls 0 #258 67 6,973
NG Girls 0 #263 1,048 15,093
CM Girls 0 #265 329 11,671
Canada Girls 2024 #271 15 2,795
IL 0 #277 6 6,291
SG 0 #281 2 11,010
TW Girls 0 #288 2 8,139
GT 0 #290 25 5,948
QA Girls 0 #300 17 15,378
BO 0 #303 79 6,868
PT Girls 0 #304 159 7,952
MU Girls 0 #315 37 8,539
PE 0 #321 9 6,350
DK Girls 0 #325 5 7,429
ZA 0 #335 113 14,421
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
CN Girls 0 #340 10 8,829
PH Girls 0 #343 48 13,098
CZ Girls 0 #348 4 5,378
HK 0 #353 5 8,483
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
SD Girls 0 #354 5 7,678
OM Girls 0 #358 39 15,987
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
France Girls 2020 #388 7 3,215
CL 0 #394 18 6,867
YE 0 #396 3 8,639
Austria Girls 0 #397 24 1,885
MX 0 #401 13 8,339
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
UY Boys 0 #410 4 5,922
Spain 0 #423 30 2,326
CO 0 #427 54 7,768
Germany 0 #427 11 2,542
PE Girls 0 #430 782 14,861
PA Girls 0 #432 50 9,861
GT Girls 0 #435 71 7,500
RU Girls 0 #446 53 11,913
Spain Girls 0 #448 758 5,561
GT Boys 0 #456 19 7,625
PA Boys 0 #463 19 9,305
UY Girls 0 #463 48 6,731
SD Boys 0 #464 3 10,523
AR Girls 0 #465 137 8,289
CL Girls 0 #471 451 14,098
AR Boys 0 #477 7 7,628
KW Girls 0 #484 32 19,177
PS Girls 0 #486 38 10,981
CR Girls 0 #493 40 11,342
CR Boys 0 #504 7 10,188
IR Girls 0 #518 13 8,334
RU Boys 0 #523 4 12,621
AE Girls 0 #524 30 20,968
IQ Girls 0 #524 2 11,303
CM Boys 0 #536 15 12,054
BH 0 #537 17 17,937
LY 0 #554 6 12,703
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
SG Girls 0 #565 22 18,916
IL Girls 0 #567 51 11,648
HK Girls 0 #571 45 16,104
BO Boys 0 #579 14 9,244
MX Girls 0 #625 768 17,781
United States Girls 2024 #645 273 8,487
IN Girls 0 #646 9 13,121
IQ Boys 0 #654 14 13,071
Finland Girls 2026 #685 54 3,895
LB 0 #686 5 13,263
CL Boys 0 #695 6 13,390
CO Boys 0 #714 211 15,656
SY 0 #719 10 11,684
Germany Girls 0 #729 110 4,949
MX Boys 0 #741 245 16,355
QA Boys 0 #743 1 18,093
BR Boys 0 #784 2 12,213
KW Boys 0 #800 7 18,755
PE Boys 0 #812 67 14,506
SA Girls 0 #818 118 25,931
TN 0 #862 4 13,765
BR Girls 0 #901 41 12,708
United States Boys 2021 #902 9 7,214
NL Girls 0 #910 46 5,933
OM Boys 0 #914 5 17,948
Spain Boys 0 #915 16 5,610
NG Boys 0 #936 16 16,906
EG Girls 0 #946 14 14,742
MY Girls 0 #971 24 24,821
MA 0 #1,104 25 20,986
ZA Boys 0 #1,116 63 25,619
TR 0 #1,139 73 19,440
AE Boys 0 #1,143 1 22,615
DZ 0 #1,167 10 20,130
MY Boys 0 #1,175 8 25,439
IT Girls 0 #1,258 189 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,595 20 28,008

Salome is popular in 78 countries — most recent births per country:

Canada
United States
Switzerland
Sweden
Germany

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People also ask about Salome

Salome is predominantly a girl's name.
Salome is a 3 syllable name, pronounced /səˈloʊmi/ — suh-LOH-mee (common English),/səˈloʊmeɪ/ — suh-LOH-may (anglicized),/saˈlome/ — sah-LOH-meh (Spanish/French/Latin pronunciation).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Salomé, Salomea, Salomėja, Saloma, Salomi and Shlomit.
Across languages, Salome has these equivalents: Shlomit (Hebrew feminine form), Shlomo (Hebrew masculine, related root), Salomé (French/Spanish form), Salomea (Polish), Salomėja (Lithuanian).
Yes, very popular — Salome ranked #1 in Germany in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 8 countries.
Salome ranks highest in Germany (#1 in 2025).
Salome's popularity is rising. It moved from #279 in 2014 to #271 in 2024 in Canada.
Yes — 2 notable people named Salome are in our database, including Salome Zourabichvili (Politician), Salome Alexandra (Royal).