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Salman

Boy

Meaning of Salman: Arabic: 'safe' or 'peaceful'

Salman is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2453rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1235th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2453

54 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1235

22 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,583

First recorded 1974 · peak 2015

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 18 babies1982: 15 babies1983: 14 babies1984: 18 babies1985: 14 babies1986: 23 babies1987: 20 babies1988: 17 babies1989: 25 babies1990: 26 babies19901991: 38 babies1992: 49 babies1993: 39 babies1994: 52 babies1995: 43 babies1996: 41 babies1997: 40 babies1998: 42 babies1999: 37 babies2000: 53 babies20002001: 42 babies2002: 39 babies2003: 49 babies2004: 41 babies2005: 44 babies2006: 43 babies2007: 54 babies2008: 60 babies2009: 55 babies2010: 66 babies20102011: 76 babies2012: 87 babies2013: 86 babies2014: 108 babies2015: 143 babies2016: 142 babies2017: 119 babies2018: 124 babies2019: 99 babies2020: 72 babies20202021: 81 babies2022: 75 babies2023: 83 babies2024: 73 babies2025: 54 babies
US babies named Salman per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 143.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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