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Salmaan

Boy

Meaning of Salmaan: Arabic: 'safe or peaceful'

Salmaan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 12375th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#12375

5 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

262

First recorded 1993 · peak 2017

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

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

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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