Salome is a distinctive choice, ranked #2001 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Salome in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2001
US Rank #952
About the Name Salome
Salome is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 448 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1436 in 2018 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Salome is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #952, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Salome
Unlikely. With around 14 UK babies named Salome per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Salome in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Salome is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 448 places over the last five years to #2001 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Salome is more popular in the US (#952) than in the UK (#2001). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Salome ranks #952 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
14
UK babies named Salome (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 448 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Salome
Likely around 1 other Salome in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2024–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Salome
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Salome (; Hebrew: שְלוֹמִית, romanized: Shlomit, related to שָׁלוֹם, Shalom "peace"; Greek: Σαλώμη), also known as Salome III, was a Jewish princess, the daughter of Herod II and princess Herodias. She was granddaughter of Herod the Great and stepdaughter of Herod Antipas.
Salome Alexandra, also Shlomtzion, Shelamzion (Ancient Greek: Σαλώμη Ἀλεξάνδρα; Hebrew: שְׁלוֹמְצִיּוֹן, Šəlōmṣīyyōn, "peace of Zion"; 141–67 BC), was a regnant queen of Hasmonean Judea, one of only three women in Jewish historical tradition to rule over the country, the other two being Deborah and Athaliah. The wife of Alexander Jannaeus, she was also the last ruler of Judea to die as the sovereign of an independent kingdom.
In the New Testament, Salome was a follower of Jesus who appears briefly in the canonical gospels and in apocryphal writings. She is named by Mark as present at the crucifixion and as one of the Myrrhbearers, the women who found Jesus's empty tomb.
Salome (Armenian: Սալոմե, Georgian: სალომე; born sometime after 297, died about 361) was an Armenian princess from the Arsacid dynasty who was married into the Chosroid Dynasty of Iberia. She was a daughter of King Tiridates III of Armenia and Queen Ashkhen.