Feminine dossier · first seen 1918

Salma

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Salma
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1999

Peak rank proxy

442

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1918Peak 19992024

Peak year

1999

Decline from peak

29.9%

2024

310

All-time

10,032

Salma has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1999, when 442 girls were named Salma.

In 2024, only 310 girls were given the name.

Down 29.9% from its peak.

All told, about 10,032 Americans have been named Salma and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1918.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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