Total births
26
Girls' name · since 1999
Salmai
26 babies named Salmai in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 26
- total births
- 1999–2008
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
26 girls have been named Salmai since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Salmai has 26 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2008.
- 26 total births
- 1999–2008 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 77% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
26 girls have been named Salmai since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2008.
- 26
- total births
- 1999–2008
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
77% of everyone ever named Salmai was born in this single decade.
2007
Single peak year
8 babies were named Salmai in 2007 - its busiest year on record.
Salmai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Salmai splits its recorded history at 2007: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Salmai at a glance
Last recorded 2008Peak year
2007
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1999
Salmai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2008
- Peak year (2007)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Salmai by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Salmai's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Salmai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 20 births (77% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Salmai? ▼
Salmai has been given to 26 babies in the U.S. since 1999, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2008. 8 babies were born in 2007, its single highest year.
When was Salmai most popular? ▼
Salmai was most popular in the 2000s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Salmai been used? ▼
Records for Salmai go back to 1999, giving 10 years of history through 2008.
What names are similar to Salmai? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Salmai
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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, 1999–2008 (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. "Salmai: Baby Name Since 1999 - 26 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/salmai. 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 Salmai 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.