Baby Name Popularity Profile
Salma
Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Salma.
National Rank (2025)
#937
All-Time Peak Rank
#569
Achieved 1999
Total U.S. Births
10,311
since 1880
Unisex Distribution
0.1% Boy / 99.9% Girl
Female Archetype
First Recorded
1918
Data through: 2025
Peak Decade
2000s
442 births in 1999
π‘ The Salma Vibe: Considered a Declining Classic. A previously dominant name currently experiencing a prolonged generational cooling period.
π Meaning & Etymology
Primary Meaning
Safe, peaceful, secure
Language Origin
Arabic
Origin Type
single
Derived from the Arabic root s-l-m, meaning 'peace, safety, security'.
Common Nicknames
Sal
Alternative Spellings
Salmah
Pronunciation:
SAL-mah
Etymology confidence:
High
π Popularity Over Time (1880 β 2025)
Annual registration volume (number of births) for Salma across 146 years of SSA data.
Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020β2025)
+15.8%
10-Year Trend (2015β2025)
-20.8%
2015
2020
2025
π Popularity Milestones
Busiest Year on Record
442
births in 1999
Years in Top 100
0 yrs
Years in Top 500
0 yrs
Longest Streak
49 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 6
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 59
1980s: 178
1990s: 1,535
2000s: 3,488
2010s: 3,321
2020s: 1,724
π Sound & Spelling Structure
Phonetic Syllables
Salm-a
Letter Count
5 letters
Spelling Complexity
Moderate
Length Percentile
Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with S, a letter used by only 7.9% of SSA names.
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π Authentic State & Regional Rankings
Highest Ranking State
Minnesota
Top States
Minnesota, Arizona, California, Texas, Florida
States with Data
32
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