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Salima

Girl

Meaning of Salima: Arabic: 'safe or healthy'

Salima is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6410th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6410

17 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

598

First recorded 1969 · peak 2018

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 8 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 8 babies1986: 9 babies1987: 13 babies1988: 16 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 12 babies19901991: 10 babies1992: 11 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 9 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 11 babies1997: 7 babies1998: 5 babies1999: 10 babies2000: 16 babies20002001: 10 babies2002: 7 babies2003: 11 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 15 babies2006: 14 babies2007: 7 babies2008: 10 babies2009: 14 babies2010: 12 babies20102011: 6 babies2012: 12 babies2013: 16 babies2014: 10 babies2015: 14 babies2016: 8 babies2017: 15 babies2018: 22 babies2019: 10 babies2020: 11 babies20202021: 14 babies2022: 12 babies2023: 18 babies2024: 20 babies2025: 17 babies
US babies named Salima per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 22.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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