Salman is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2015 and has grown less common since.
Salman is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,511 for boy births in the United States (and #5,405 across all names), given to 54 babies. Salman was first reported in SSA data in 1974 and peaked in 2015 (143 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 | 54 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 73 | 73 | #2,075 |
| 2023 | 83 | 83 | #1,905 |
| 2022 | 75 | 75 | #2,034 |
| 2021 | 81 | 81 | #1,900 |
| 2020 | 72 | 72 | #1,993 |
| 2019 | 99 | 99 | #1,650 |
| 2018 | 124 | 124 | #1,414 |
| 2017 | 119 | 119 | #1,448 |
| 2016 | 142 | 142 | #1,286 |
| 2015 | 143 | 143 | #1,264 |
| 2014 | 108 | 108 | #1,504 |
| 2013 | 86 | 86 | #1,722 |
| 2012 | 87 | 87 | #1,739 |
| 2011 | 76 | 76 | #1,857 |
| 2010 | 66 | 66 | #2,065 |
| 2009 | 55 | 55 | #2,377 |
| 2008 | 60 | 60 | #2,231 |
| 2007 | 54 | 54 | #2,410 |
| 2006 | 43 | 43 | #2,730 |
| 2005 | 44 | 44 | #2,558 |
| 2004 | 41 | 41 | #2,631 |
| 2003 | 49 | 49 | #2,227 |
| 2002 | 39 | 39 | #2,545 |
| 2001 | 42 | 42 | #2,377 |
| 2000 | 53 | 53 | #1,961 |
| 1999 | 37 | 37 | #2,450 |
| 1998 | 42 | 42 | #2,190 |
| 1997 | 40 | — | #2,195 |
| 1996 | 41 | — | #2,106 |
| 1995 | 43 | — | #1,984 |
| 1994 | 52 | — | #1,730 |
| 1993 | 39 | — | #2,082 |
| 1992 | 49 | — | #1,746 |
| 1991 | 38 | — | #2,009 |
| 1990 | 26 | — | #2,612 |
| 1989 | 25 | — | #2,602 |
| 1988 | 17 | — | #3,188 |
| 1987 | 20 | — | #2,706 |
| 1986 | 23 | — | #2,418 |
| 1985 | 14 | — | #3,358 |
| 1984 | 18 | — | #2,688 |
| 1983 | 14 | — | #3,202 |
| 1982 | 15 | — | #3,081 |
| 1981 | 18 | — | #2,658 |
| 1980 | 17 | — | #2,812 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #5,265 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | #4,959 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | #5,341 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | #4,556 |