Salma
Girl name
Salma meaning
Peaceful, safe, healthy
Salma at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- سلمىAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #867 in 2024
- Meaning themes
Salma popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 |
| 1980 | #5,912 | 11 |
| 1990 | #2,957 | 38 |
| 1999 | #569 | 442 |
| 2000 | #672 | 359 |
| 2010 | #883 | 300 |
| 2020 | #1,045 | 240 |
| 2024 | #867 | 310 |
All 53 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 |
| 1972 | #5,110 | 10 |
| 1973 | #6,667 | 7 |
| 1974 | #5,360 | 10 |
| 1975 | #5,984 | 9 |
| 1977 | #9,651 | 5 |
| 1978 | #4,931 | 13 |
| 1979 | #10,208 | 5 |
| 1980 | #5,912 | 11 |
| 1981 | #4,530 | 16 |
| 1982 | #4,347 | 17 |
| 1983 | #5,148 | 13 |
| 1984 | #4,478 | 16 |
| 1985 | #5,678 | 12 |
| 1986 | #3,554 | 24 |
| 1987 | #3,624 | 24 |
| 1988 | #4,496 | 19 |
| 1989 | #3,784 | 26 |
| 1990 | #2,957 | 38 |
| 1991 | #2,843 | 41 |
| 1992 | #2,829 | 42 |
| 1993 | #2,638 | 46 |
| 1994 | #2,352 | 55 |
| 1995 | #2,552 | 49 |
| 1996 | #1,565 | 101 |
| 1997 | #734 | 291 |
| 1998 | #570 | 430 |
| 1999 | #569 | 442 |
| 2000 | #672 | 359 |
| 2001 | #684 | 364 |
| 2002 | #759 | 318 |
| 2003 | #692 | 377 |
| 2004 | #812 | 309 |
| 2005 | #749 | 358 |
| 2006 | #758 | 362 |
| 2007 | #822 | 349 |
| 2008 | #848 | 332 |
| 2009 | #784 | 360 |
| 2010 | #883 | 300 |
| 2011 | #842 | 313 |
| 2012 | #785 | 348 |
| 2013 | #824 | 324 |
| 2014 | #883 | 309 |
| 2015 | #802 | 351 |
| 2016 | #738 | 385 |
| 2017 | #764 | 362 |
| 2018 | #801 | 340 |
| 2019 | #916 | 289 |
| 2020 | #1,045 | 240 |
| 2021 | #919 | 289 |
| 2022 | #894 | 311 |
| 2023 | #904 | 295 |
| 2024 | #867 | 310 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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