Salman

Meaning and origin of Salman

Popularity of Salman in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2018.
• Over recent years, Salman has been stable (+0.7% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Salman every 44 schools.

Salman in English-speaking countries

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,289^th boys’ name17 babies in 3 years1 boy in 9,997

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  1,144^th boys’ name75 babies in 3 years1 boy in 11,018−7.7% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  952^nd boys’ name5 babies in 3 years1 boy in 14,365

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  210 babies in 3 years1 boy in 24,484−5.9% 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. The spellings Salman and Salmân are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Salmân25

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Salman

• Samir
• Saïd
• Sajid
• Souhayl
• Sahel
• Sekou
• Salah
• Mahir
• Elyes
• Anass
• Ziyed
• Jawad

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin