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Salma

Girl's name · #937 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Salma reached its best rank, #569, in 1999 and ranked #937 in 2025. Roughly 10,000 girls have been named Salma since 1918.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 21 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#255 in Sweden (2025) · #303 in France (2025) · #348 in Belgium (2025) · #416 in Norway (2025) · #453 in Poland (2025) · #507 in Italy (2024) · #544 in Ireland (2025) · #548 in Ecuador (2025) · #622 in England & Wales (2025) · #636 in Canada (2025) · #655 in Netherlands (2025) · #707 in Switzerland (2025) and 4 more.

Famous Salmas

• Salma Hayek — Mexican and American actress (born 1966)
• Salma Paralluelo — Spanish footballer (born 2003)
• Salma Agha — British actress and singer (born 1954)
• Salma Lakhani — Lieutenant Governor of Alberta since 2020 (born 1951)
• Salma Shah — British political commentator and former special adviser (born 1984)

What Salmas become

Among 201 notable people named Salma:

Political leaders appear 1.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Salma, Indian politician and Tamil-language writer (born 1968).

Similar names: Aleah · Zaria · Karma · Kaya · Samiyah · Saniyah

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