Girl name Arabic origin Multiple tradition

Salma

SAL-muh · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Safe; peaceful
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Multiple
Style era
modern
Themes
peace · virtue
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#870
2024 births310
Peak year1999
First appeared1918
Total US births10,032
1999 peak19181945197119982024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Sal
Alternate spellings
SelmaSalmah
In other languages
Salma (Arabic)Selma (Turkish)Salmé (French)

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