Boys' name · since 1993
Salmaan
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 262 babies named Salmaan, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,402 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,639 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 262
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Salmaan currently ranks #12639 among boys' names in America, with 262 babies recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Salmaan has been recorded 262 times among boys since 1993, currently ranked #12639 nationally and more common than 9% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #11,402 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,639 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 262 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Salmaan ranks #11,402 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,639 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 262 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,402 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,639 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 262
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Salmaan's 262 recorded births place it above 74.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Salmaan compares
262 43rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Salmaan's all-time total is 29% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Salmaan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 262 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Salmaan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Salmaan splits its recorded history at 2010: 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 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Salmaan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Salmaan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (109 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Salmaan's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Salmaan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
109 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 109 births (42% of all-time use).
Salmaan by state
Where Salmaan concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 15 | 5.7% |
15 of 262 births nationwide.
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What to do with Salmaan's data
- Salmaan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (109 total births) through the 2020s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Salmaans (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Salmaan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Salmaan 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.