Is Saloma a boy or girl name?

Saloma is a girl’s name. Of the 714 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Saloma

Recorded 1888–2025 · United States

Saloma was most popular in 2023, when 24 American babies were given the name — ranking #9,151 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,279, with 20 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 714 people named Saloma.

Saloma over time

Births per year. The dot marks Saloma’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Saloma a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Saloma is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 714 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Saloma

Where Saloma is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Pennsylvania 9.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org