Salama
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning peace; safety.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Salama by the numbers
Salama was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 7 babies in 1975, making it a 1970s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Salama. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Salama
Names that are said the same way as Salama, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Salomeeapeace; a form of Salome3 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean peace
Like Salama, each of these has peace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliviaolive tree; symbol of peace18,642 in the US (2017)
- Serenitythe state of being serene or peaceful3,543 in the US (2017)
- Freddiepeaceful ruler; from Frederick2,526 in England and Wales (2025)
- Paytonpeace settlement or town; variant of Paxton1,922 in the US (2017)
- Harmonyharmony, agreement, concordance1,694 in the US (2017)
- Maliacalm, peaceful; hawaiian form of Mary1,416 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Salama
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