Salaam — #12653 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Salaam

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Salaam between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Salaam currently holds the #12653 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Salaam performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Salaam shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Salaam in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Salaam in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 70 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.