Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- safe
Pronunciation
s(a)-lman, sal-man
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #1253, 143 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2480, 54 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 |
| 2024 | 73 |
| 2023 | 83 |
| 2022 | 75 |
| 2021 | 81 |
| 2020 | 72 |
| 2019 | 99 |
| 2018 | 124 |
| 2017 | 119 |
| 2016 | 142 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #585, 62 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1228, 23 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 |
| 2024 | 22 |
| 2023 | 30 |
| 2022 | 35 |
| 2021 | 31 |
| 2020 | 36 |
| 2019 | 47 |
| 2018 | 40 |
| 2017 | 36 |
| 2016 | 62 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #513, 99 births); most recent 2023 (rank #684, 61 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 61 |
| 2022 | 88 |
| 2021 | 65 |
| 2020 | 89 |
| 2019 | 75 |
| 2018 | 99 |
| 2017 | 62 |
| 2016 | 84 |
| 2015 | 75 |
| 2014 | 59 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #559, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #313, 5 births); most recent 2013 (rank #687, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence