Salimata is a girl's name of African origin meaning “safe.” In 2024 it was given to 10 girls in the United States.
Salimata belongs to the African tradition. Its meaning — “safe” — is the sense carried by its African roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Salima.
In the United States, Salimata first appears in Social Security records in 1996. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #9820 in 2017, and in 2024 10 babies received the name — 187 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Salimata means “safe” in its African roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Salimata is a girl name. In 2024, 10 babies received the name in the US.
Salimata comes from the African tradition. It is also spelled Salima.
Salimata first appears in US records in 1996. Its best-ever ranking was #9820 in 2017, and 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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