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Salwa

Girl

Meaning of Salwa: Arabic: 'solace' or 'quail'

Salwa is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4615th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1406th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4615

28 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1406

23 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

883

First recorded 1961 · peak 2023

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 9 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 8 babies1988: 9 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 15 babies1993: 16 babies1994: 15 babies1995: 12 babies1996: 15 babies1997: 16 babies1998: 9 babies1999: 14 babies2000: 16 babies20002001: 15 babies2002: 15 babies2003: 14 babies2004: 13 babies2005: 19 babies2006: 26 babies2007: 19 babies2008: 16 babies2009: 21 babies2010: 19 babies20102011: 19 babies2012: 16 babies2013: 26 babies2014: 32 babies2015: 37 babies2016: 32 babies2017: 40 babies2018: 40 babies2019: 30 babies2020: 34 babies20202021: 31 babies2022: 27 babies2023: 40 babies2024: 32 babies2025: 28 babies
US babies named Salwa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 40.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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