Girl name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Salima

sah-LEE-mah · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
safe; sound; peaceful
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
timeless
Themes
peace · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#6335
2024 births19
Peak year2018
First appeared1969
Total US births580
2018 peak19691983199720102024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Sali
Alternate spellings
SaleemahSalimah
In other languages
Selime (Turkish)Salimeh (Persian)

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Notable people named Salima

Salima Ikram (Egyptologist)