boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Salomon

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #1,765 Trend ↑ Rising 50%

Jewish, German, Dutch, Danish, Polish, French, Breton, Haitian, Mauritian, and Spanish (as Salomón) surname, all a variant of Solomon.

Rank 2025
#1,765
among boys · ↑95 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
92
named Salomon · +6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,566
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
92 babies
All-time total
3,864
#2,147 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Salomon popularity over time

3,864 babies have been named Salomon since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1880Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s 6 1 – #893
1890s 11 1 +83% #1,051
1900s 20 2 +82% #1,186
1910s 77 8 +285% #1,804
1920s 164 16 +113% #1,816
1930s 167 17 +2% #1,421
1940s 163 16 -2% #1,329
1950s 168 17 +3% #1,662
1960s 169 17 +1% #1,691
1970s 287 29 +70% #1,347
1980s 440 44 +53% #1,267
1990s 511 51 +16% #1,577
2000s 686 69 +34% #1,628
2010s 564 56 -18% #2,041
2020s (to 2025) 431 72 +27% #1,765

Where Salomon is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 99 0.06 outside top 500
2027 105 0.06 outside top 500
2028 110 0.06 outside top 500
2029 115 0.07 outside top 500
2030 119 0.07 outside top 500

Where Salomon is most popular

Boys named Salomon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.043 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, Texas, and South Carolina.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Salomon born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 95 0.201 +371%
Texas 68 0.077 +81%
South Carolina 5 0.048 +14%
California 40 0.044 ≈ national
North Carolina 7 0.027 -36%
New York 6 0.014 -67%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Salomon

Salomon is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,765 in 2025 with 92 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 3,864 American babies have been named Salomon. Its peak came in 2025, when 92 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Salomon stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Salomon?

The median living Salomon is about 25 years old; half are between 12 and 41. An estimated 3,200 people named Salomon are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Salomon year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 92 #1,765
2024 87 #1,860
2023 74 #2,043
2022 54 #2,553
2021 61 #2,296
2020 63 #2,205
2019 57 #2,388
2018 54 #2,442
2017 45 #2,752
2016 70 #2,041
2015 69 #2,067
2014 48 #2,575
2013 53 #2,393
2012 54 #2,379
2011 56 #2,311
2010 58 #2,255
2009 69 #2,028
2008 56 #2,340
2007 73 #1,941
2006 72 #1,888
2005 76 #1,750
2004 80 #1,628
2003 60 #1,955
2002 66 #1,762
2001 62 #1,811
2000 72 #1,639
1995 48 #1,830
1990 51 #1,630
1985 41 #1,589
1980 39 #1,565
1975 31 #1,653
1970 27 #1,691
1965 18 #1,904
1960 13 #2,408
1955 18 #1,896
1950 18 #1,804
1945 16 #1,756
1940 26 #1,329
1935 11 #2,376
1930 27 #1,421
1925 13 #2,412
1920 16 #2,115
1915 7 #3,350
1910 5 #1,804
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 6 #893

Famous people named Salomon

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Salomon Morel Salomon Morel Polish NKVD and MBP officer 1919–2007 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Salomon August Andrée Salomon August Andrée Swedish engineer, physicist, and explorer (1854–1897) 19th century
  3. 3 Salomon Maimon Salomon Maimon Lithuanian Jewish philosopher (1753–1800) 1754–1800 · 18th century
  4. 4 Salomon Olembé Cameroonian footballer (born 1980) Contemporary
  5. 5 Salomon van Ruysdael Salomon van Ruysdael Dutch painter (1602–1670) 17th century
  6. 6 Salomon de Brosse Salomon de Brosse French architect (c. 1571–1626) 16th century
  7. 7 Salomon Gessner Salomon Gessner Swiss painter and poet (1730–1788) 18th century
  8. 8 Salomon de Bray Salomon de Bray Dutch painter and architect (1597–1664) 16th century
  9. 9 Salomon Müller German naturalist (1804–1864) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Salomon, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Salomon?

The median living Salomon is about 25 years old. Half of all living Salomons are between 12 and 41 years old.

How many people named Salomon are alive today?

An estimated 3,200 people named Salomon are alive in the United States, based on 3,864 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Salomon mean?

Jewish, German, Dutch, Danish, Polish, French, Breton, Haitian, Mauritian, and Spanish (as Salomón) surname, all a variant of Solomon.

How popular is the name Salomon in 2025?

Salomon ranked #1,765 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 92 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Salomon?

3,864 babies have been named Salomon in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Salomon most popular?

Salomon peaked in 2025, when 92 newborns received the name.

Is Salomon a boy or girl name?

Salomon is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Salomon rising or falling?

Salomon is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Salomon become more popular?

Salomon is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 119 boys named Salomon in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Salomon?

Well-known people named Salomon include Salomon Morel (mafioso), Salomon August Andrée (explorer), Salomon Maimon (philosopher).

Names like Salomon

Names that sound and feel close to Salomon: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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