Salma

Girl name

Salma has been given to 10,316 babies in the U.S. since 1918. It peaked in 1999 and currently ranks #937 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

Borrowed from Arabic سَلْمَى (salmā).

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

10,316

Peak year

1999 (442 babies)

Rank in 2025

#937 for girls

First recorded

1918

10-year trend

▼ -21%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Salma.

10,312 babies since 1995

10,305 babies since 1964

10,247 babies since 1985

10,167 babies since 1914

10,104 babies since 1884

10,088 babies since 1953

10,551 babies since 1966

9,939 babies since 1951

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