Data through 2025

Salma name popularity in the United States

Salma ranked #936 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 278 girls named Salma.

Rank#936

for girls in 2025

Girls recorded278

SSA

Peak year1999

442 recorded

Five-year change+15.8%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Salma for boys and girls

Girls

278

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1918 to 2025

Boys

5

Share unavailable · data from 2012 to 2012

Salma in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls278#936
2024girls310#871
2023girls295#905
2022girls311#895
2021girls290#919
2020girls240#1046
2019girls289#916
2018girls340#801
2017girls362#765
2016girls385#738
2015girls351#802
2014girls309#883
Show full history (55 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls278#936
2024girls310#871
2023girls295#905
2022girls311#895
2021girls290#919
2020girls240#1046
2019girls289#916
2018girls340#801
2017girls362#765
2016girls385#738
2015girls351#802
2014girls309#883
2013girls324#825
2012boys5#12274
2012girls348#785
2011girls313#842
2010girls300#883
2009girls360#784
2008girls332#848
2007girls349#822
2006girls362#758
2005girls358#749
2004girls309#812
2003girls377#692
2002girls318#759
2001girls364#684
2000girls359#672
1999girls442#569
1998girls430#570
1997girls291#734
1996girls101#1565
1995girls49#2552
1994girls55#2353
1993girls46#2639
1992girls42#2830
1991girls41#2843
1990girls38#2957
1989girls26#3784
1988girls19#4496
1987girls24#3624
1986girls24#3554
1985girls12#5678
1984girls16#4478
1983girls13#5148
1982girls17#4347
1981girls16#4532
1980girls11#5912
1979girls5#10210
1978girls13#4931
1977girls5#9652
1975girls9#5984
1974girls10#5360
1973girls7#6666
1972girls10#5109
1918girls6#4291

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Salma’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-20.8%
Change since peak-37.1%