Girls' name · since 1969
Salima
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 598 babies named Salima, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,581 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,623 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 598
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Salima currently ranks #6623 among girls' names in America, with 598 babies recorded since 1969.
Salima has 598 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6623 as of the latest data, more common than 62% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #10,581 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,623 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 598 born since 1969
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Salima ranks #10,581 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,623 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 598 born since 1969, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,581 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,623 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 598
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Salima's 598 recorded births place it above 85.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Salima compares
598 Top 42% higher than 58% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Salima's all-time total is 59% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Salima | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 598 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Salima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Salima splits its recorded history at 1997: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Salima popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Salima by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (125 births, 21% of the file).
2010s was Salima's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Salima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
91 births
- 1980s
1980s
91 births
- 1990s
1990s
89 births
- 2000s
2000s
104 births
- 2010s
2010s
125 births
- 2020s
2020s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 125 births (21% of all-time use).
How Salima compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Salima's total volume
Salima by state
Where Salima concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 30 | 5.0% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.8% |
30 of 598 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Salima's data
- Salima's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (125 total births) through the 2020s (92) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Salimas (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Salima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Salima draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.