Salmah
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning safe, peaceful, or variant of Salma.
Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies
Salmah by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Salmah. In the US, 6 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 7 babies in 2001, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Salmah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Salmasafe, peaceful, secure63 in England and Wales (2025)
- Samahgenerosity; magnanimity13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Saleah13 in the US (2017)
- Sarahprincess3,986 in the US (2017)
- Selahpause or rock; biblical term of uncertain significance693 in the US (2017)
- Sariahprincess; a modern respelling of Sarah370 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean peace
Like Salmah, 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 Salmah
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