Salma is an established girls' name that peaked in 1999 and remains in steady use.
Salma is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #937 for girl births in the United States (and #1,786 across all names), given to 278 babies. Salma was first reported in SSA data in 1918 and peaked in 1999 (442 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 278 | 278 | #937 | — |
| 2024 | 310 | 310 | #872 | — |
| 2023 | 295 | 295 | #907 | — |
| 2022 | 311 | 311 | #898 | — |
| 2021 | 290 | 290 | #919 | — |
| 2020 | 240 | 240 | #1,048 | — |
| 2019 | 289 | 289 | #919 | — |
| 2018 | 340 | 340 | #804 | — |
| 2017 | 362 | 362 | #767 | — |
| 2016 | 385 | 385 | #740 | — |
| 2015 | 351 | 351 | #803 | — |
| 2014 | 309 | 309 | #883 | — |
| 2013 | 324 | 324 | #826 | — |
| 2012 | 353 | 353 | #786 | #13,852 |
| 2011 | 313 | 313 | #844 | — |
| 2010 | 300 | 300 | #884 | — |
| 2009 | 360 | 360 | #789 | — |
| 2008 | 332 | 332 | #848 | — |
| 2007 | 349 | 349 | #825 | — |
| 2006 | 362 | 362 | #760 | — |
| 2005 | 358 | 358 | #750 | — |
| 2004 | 309 | 309 | #812 | — |
| 2003 | 377 | 377 | #694 | — |
| 2002 | 318 | 318 | #762 | — |
| 2001 | 364 | 364 | #684 | — |
| 2000 | 359 | 359 | #673 | — |
| 1999 | 442 | 442 | #569 | — |
| 1998 | 430 | 430 | #571 | — |
| 1997 | 291 | — | #735 | — |
| 1996 | 101 | — | #1,569 | — |
| 1995 | 49 | — | #2,581 | — |
| 1994 | 55 | — | #2,376 | — |
| 1993 | 46 | — | #2,669 | — |
| 1992 | 42 | — | #2,860 | — |
| 1991 | 41 | — | #2,872 | — |
| 1990 | 38 | — | #3,008 | — |
| 1989 | 26 | — | #3,871 | — |
| 1988 | 19 | — | #4,617 | — |
| 1987 | 24 | — | #3,715 | — |
| 1986 | 24 | — | #3,617 | — |
| 1985 | 12 | — | #5,966 | — |
| 1984 | 16 | — | #4,681 | — |
| 1983 | 13 | — | #5,384 | — |
| 1982 | 17 | — | #4,487 | — |
| 1981 | 16 | — | #4,689 | — |
| 1980 | 11 | — | #6,231 | — |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #11,515 | — |
| 1978 | 13 | — | #5,143 | — |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #10,895 | — |
| 1975 | 9 | — | #6,343 | — |
| 1974 | 10 | — | #5,671 | — |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #7,262 | — |
| 1972 | 10 | — | #5,378 | — |
| 1918 | 6 | — | #4,738 | — |