Fun Facts About the Name Saloma
- 706 babies named Saloma: U.S. records list 706 babies given the name Saloma from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Saloma Mean?
Saloma is a variant of Salome, a name derived from the Hebrew word shalom, meaning "peace" or "wholeness." The Greek form Salōmē is used in the New Testament, and the Latin and later European forms descend from it. The literal sense is "peace"; "peaceful" is a customary English gloss rather than a separate etymology.
Saloma Name History & Origins
Salome is the name of two women connected with the Gospels: a follower of Jesus who is listed among the witnesses to the crucifixion and the empty tomb, and the daughter of Herodias who asked for the head of John the Baptist. The Gospels do not name Herodias's daughter; the first-century historian Josephus identifies her as Salome. The Greek Salōmē passed into Latin and then into European vernaculars. Saloma is a later variant of Salome, with the final -e replaced by -a; it is used as a feminine given name in English and other European languages, and its history is tied to the older name rather than to an independent root.
How Popular is the Name Saloma?
Saloma has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2023. Its best rank was #1,274 in 1907.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,076 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2024 | #7,868 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #5,351 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2022 | #7,571 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #7,567 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #6,044 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2019 | #6,962 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2018 | #7,355 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #7,045 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2016 | #7,544 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #7,548 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2014 | #8,414 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #5,977 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2012 | #11,111 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #11,041 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #13,241 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #7,996 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #9,972 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #10,692 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #10,470 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #16,065 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #15,706 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #7,511 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #8,730 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #8,637 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #6,425 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #8,126 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #7,926 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #8,218 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #8,686 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #6,951 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #13,070 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #9,365 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #7,931 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #8,374 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #9,045 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #10,969 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #10,356 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #6,678 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #8,051 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #7,486 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #6,753 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1976 | #7,937 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #10,243 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #6,854 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #5,935 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #5,191 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #7,608 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #5,955 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #6,731 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1954 | #5,637 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1942 | #4,561 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1937 | #4,824 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1932 | #3,855 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1930 | #5,146 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1927 | #3,823 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1925 | #5,656 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1924 | #3,951 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1923 | #5,596 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1919 | #4,730 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1918 | #2,994 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1917 | #5,217 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1915 | #3,738 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1914 | #3,133 | 7 | 0.0009% |
| 1913 | #3,625 | 5 | 0.0008% |
| 1912 | #2,322 | 8 | 0.0014% |
| 1910 | #2,365 | 6 | 0.0015% |
| 1909 | #2,497 | 5 | 0.0014% |
| 1907 | #1,274 | 11 | 0.0035% |
| 1902 | #2,006 | 5 | 0.0019% |
| 1888 | #1,449 | 5 | 0.0028% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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