How Many People Are Named Salima?
people named Salima are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 583,250 people in the US has this name
Based on 598 babies named Salima in Social Security records from 1969 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
22 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Feminine form of SALIM.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Salima in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Salima alive today is about 25 years old, and 60% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 38 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Salima first appears in the records in 1969 and was given most often in 2018, to 22 babies. In 2025, 17 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1969 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Salima has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,502, in 1976. In 2025 it ranked #6,784.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,784 |
| Best rank | #3,502 (1976) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #8,800 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Salima alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Salima were born in New York than in any other state: about 29 of those alive today.
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