Total births
59
Girls' name · since 1999
Salmah
Salmah has 59 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 59
- total births
- 1999–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
Salmah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 59 have been recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Salmah has been recorded 59 times among girls since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- 59 total births
- 1999–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 42% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
59 girls have been named Salmah since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.
- 59
- total births
- 1999–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
42% of everyone ever named Salmah was born in this single decade.
2001
Single peak year
7 babies were named Salmah in 2001 - its busiest year on record.
Salmah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Salmah's full recorded timeline at 2016, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Salmah at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2001
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1999
Salmah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Salmah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Salmah's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Salmah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 25 births (42% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Salmah? ▼
59 babies have been named Salmah since 1999. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2001 with 7 births.
When was Salmah most popular? ▼
Salmah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Salmah been used? ▼
Records for Salmah go back to 1999, giving 27 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Salmah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sally, Sallie, Salma, Salina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Salmah's data
- Salmah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Salmah
Nearby Names Like Salmah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Salmah
Sally Girl
#1095 205,229 births
Sallie Girl
#5962 49,961 births
Salma Girl
#872 10,311 births
Salina Girl
#4678 7,239 births
Salem Girl
#432 6,491 births
Compare Salmah side by side: Salmah vs Sally Salmah vs Sallie Salmah vs Salma
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Salmah: Baby Name Since 1999 - 59 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/salmah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Salmah 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 July 2026.