Salima is a rare variant of Salem that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Salima is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #6,785 for girl births in the United States (and #11,751 across all names), given to 17 babies. Salima first appears in 1969 and peaked in 2018 (22 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | #6,785 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | #6,122 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | #6,629 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | #7,962 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | #9,439 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | #10,342 |
| 2018 | 22 | 22 | #5,757 |
| 2017 | 15 | 15 | #7,777 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | #12,696 |
| 2015 | 14 | 14 | #8,360 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | #10,806 |
| 2013 | 16 | 16 | #7,691 |
| 2012 | 12 | 12 | #9,613 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #16,415 |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | #9,692 |
| 2009 | 14 | 14 | #8,802 |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | #11,448 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | #15,173 |
| 2006 | 14 | 14 | #8,634 |
| 2005 | 15 | 15 | #7,831 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | #9,570 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #13,351 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | #9,956 |
| 2000 | 16 | 16 | #6,742 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #16,078 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | #11,826 |
| 1996 | 11 | — | #8,007 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #11,511 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | #9,444 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | #11,519 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | #7,929 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | #8,466 |
| 1990 | 12 | — | #7,206 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #10,597 |
| 1988 | 16 | — | #5,260 |
| 1987 | 13 | — | #5,864 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #7,605 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | #8,145 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #10,085 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #7,878 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #10,186 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #11,753 |
| 1980 | 13 | — | #5,477 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #8,772 |
| 1978 | 13 | — | #5,142 |
| 1977 | 11 | — | #5,808 |
| 1976 | 20 | — | #3,503 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | #6,341 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #8,489 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #7,260 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #8,024 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | #7,198 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #9,028 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | #7,271 |