Salema

SAYL-muh /ˈseɪlmə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Salema is a very rare variant of Salem that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.

Salema is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1998. Salema was first reported in SSA data in 1973 and peaked in 1980 (7 births).

About the name Salema

PronunciationSAYL-muh /ˈseɪlmə/
7peak births 1980
1973first in SSA data

Names similar to Salema

How popular is Salema?

Girls named Salema
1973197519801985199019951998
Girls named Salema per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1973–1998 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1998) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Salema total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
199866#13,778
19865—#12,382
19825—#11,879
19807—#8,866
19795—#11,512
19775—#10,893
19735—#9,465