Salma
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning safe, peaceful, secure.
Babies a year
63
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#937
down from #870
UK popularity
#622
63 babies · up from #722
How Salma has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #802 |
| 2016 | #740 |
| 2017 | #766 |
| 2018 | #803 |
| 2019 | #917 |
| 2021 | #923 |
| 2022 | #894 |
| 2023 | #901 |
| 2024 | #870 |
| 2025 | #937 |
In 2025, 63 babies in England and Wales were named Salma. In the US, 361 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Salma was most common in 2000, when it went to 0.02% of American babies of that sex.
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