Salome
Salome is a female given name: 94% of people named Salome are women, and it is recorded as female in 8 of the 9 countries covered.
Salome · Salóme · Salomé
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 6% male / 94% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Georgia, United States, Iceland
- Also spelled
- Salóme, Salomé
- US births since 1880
- 673 male / 3,440 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Salome
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Salome," in English, "Guten Tag Salome," in German. Salome is a female given name: about 94% of people named Salome are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Salome,
German
Guten Tag Salome,
French
Bonjour Salome,
Spanish
Estimado/a Salome:
Chinese
Salome您好：
Japanese
Salome様
English
Hi Salome,
German
Hi Salome,
French
Salut Salome,
Spanish
Hola Salome,
Chinese
Salome你好：
Japanese
Salomeさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 16% |
| Iceland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| France | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
673 male · 3,440 female · 4,113 births recorded
Since 1980: 9% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Salome a male or female name?
Salome is a female given name: 94% of people named Salome are women, and it is recorded as female in 8 of the 9 countries covered.
How do I address Salome in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Salome," in English, "Guten Tag Salome," in German. Salome is a female given name: about 94% of people named Salome are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Salome a unisex name?
Salome is not a unisex name: 6% of people named Salome are men. Salome leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Salome a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/salome (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_salome,
title = {Is Salome a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/salome},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}