babyNamedSalma
“peaceful, healthy”
Girl’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 278th
- births in 2023–2025
- 630
- babies born in France
- 1 in 2,890
- −5.3% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 2003
Meaning and origin of Salma
Salma means “peaceful, healthy” and is of Arabic origin.
Popularity of Salma in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2003.
- Over recent years, Salma has been falling (−5.3% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Salma every 14 schools, all spellings combined.
Salma in English-speaking countries
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
583rd girls’ name60 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,575−5.8% a year
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
620th girls’ name15 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,323
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
700th girls’ name160 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,799+1.1% a year
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
900th girls’ name883 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,472+1% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Salmah10
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
Like Salma?
Each of you swipes on your own, without swaying the other. You only see the names you both like.
Start for freeNo ads. Your partner joins with a simple link, nothing to install. How babyNamed works.