Salihah vs Salma

Side-by-side comparison of Salihah and Salma — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Salihah

Girl name

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Name B

Salma

Girl name · Rank #870

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Metric Salihah Salma
Current Rank Unranked #870
Total Births (all years) 75 10,032
Peak Year 2007 1999
Peak Year Births 8 442
Peak Decade 1990ss 2000ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1984 1918

Births by Decade

Decade Salihah Salma
1910ss — 6
1970ss — 59
1980ss 11 178
1990ss 37 1,535
2000ss 22 3,488
2010ss 5 3,321
2020ss — 1,445

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Salihah Salma
2014 — 309
2015 — 351
2016 — 385
2017 — 362
2018 — 340
2019 — 289
2020 — 240
2021 — 289
2022 — 311
2023 — 295
2024 — 310

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1984–2011.

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