Salman
Boy name · Arabic origin
Salman meaning
Healthy, Safe, mild, affable, perfect, wholesome name of a sahabi i.e. companion of the Prophet Muhammad.
Salman at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Arabic
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- سلمانAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #2,051 in 2024
Salman popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | #4,191 | 7 |
| 1980 | #2,729 | 17 |
| 1990 | #2,553 | 26 |
| 2000 | #1,944 | 53 |
| 2010 | #2,057 | 66 |
| 2015 | #1,259 | 143 |
| 2020 | #1,976 | 72 |
| 2024 | #2,051 | 73 |
All 49 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | #4,191 | 7 |
| 1975 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1978 | #4,554 | 7 |
| 1979 | #4,842 | 7 |
| 1980 | #2,729 | 17 |
| 1981 | #2,569 | 18 |
| 1982 | #2,972 | 15 |
| 1983 | #3,072 | 14 |
| 1984 | #2,614 | 18 |
| 1985 | #3,216 | 14 |
| 1986 | #2,360 | 23 |
| 1987 | #2,641 | 20 |
| 1988 | #3,078 | 17 |
| 1989 | #2,545 | 25 |
| 1990 | #2,553 | 26 |
| 1991 | #1,982 | 38 |
| 1992 | #1,731 | 49 |
| 1993 | #2,050 | 39 |
| 1994 | #1,716 | 52 |
| 1995 | #1,955 | 43 |
| 1996 | #2,073 | 41 |
| 1997 | #2,164 | 40 |
| 1998 | #2,157 | 42 |
| 1999 | #2,398 | 37 |
| 2000 | #1,944 | 53 |
| 2001 | #2,346 | 42 |
| 2002 | #2,504 | 39 |
| 2003 | #2,206 | 49 |
| 2004 | #2,599 | 41 |
| 2005 | #2,528 | 44 |
| 2006 | #2,698 | 43 |
| 2007 | #2,370 | 54 |
| 2008 | #2,207 | 60 |
| 2009 | #2,348 | 55 |
| 2010 | #2,057 | 66 |
| 2011 | #1,849 | 76 |
| 2012 | #1,728 | 87 |
| 2013 | #1,708 | 86 |
| 2014 | #1,492 | 108 |
| 2015 | #1,259 | 143 |
| 2016 | #1,279 | 142 |
| 2017 | #1,439 | 119 |
| 2018 | #1,408 | 124 |
| 2019 | #1,642 | 99 |
| 2020 | #1,976 | 72 |
| 2021 | #1,884 | 81 |
| 2022 | #2,019 | 75 |
| 2023 | #1,896 | 83 |
| 2024 | #2,051 | 73 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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