babyNamedSalimatou
“West African form of Salima, healthy”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of African and Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 1,267th
- births in 2023–2025
- 85
- babies born in France
- 1 in 21,277
- +13.2% a year recently
- Rising fast
- peak year
- 2025
Meaning and origin of Salimatou
Salimatou is thought to mean “West African form of Salima, healthy” and is of African and Arabic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Salimatou in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2025.
- Over recent years, Salimatou has been rising fast (+13.2% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Salimatou every 106 schools.
Salimatou in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
11 babies in 3 years1 girl in 439,276
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
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