Boy name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Salman

sal-MAHN · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
safe; peaceful; secure
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
timeless
Themes
religious · peace
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2067
2024 births73
Peak year2015
First appeared1974
Total US births2,529
2015 peak19741987199920122024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Sal
Alternate spellings
SalmaanSelman
In other languages
Selman (Turkish)Salman (Persian)

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Notable people named Salman

Salman al-Farsi (companion of Muhammad)
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