Salma is a girl's name of Spanish origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 310 girls in the United States.
Salma belongs to the Spanish and Portuguese tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Salma first appears in Social Security records in 1918. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #569 in 1999, and in 2024 310 babies received the name — 10,032 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Salma is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Spanish origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Salma is a girl name. In 2024, 310 babies received the name in the US.
Salma comes from the Spanish and Portuguese tradition.
Salma first appears in US records in 1918. Its best-ever ranking was #569 in 1999, and 310 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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