Boys' name · since 1974
Salman
Salman has 2,583 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,811 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,497 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,583
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Salman is the #2497 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,583 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Salman has been recorded 2,583 times among boys since 1974, currently ranked #2497 nationally and more common than 82% 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 1974 to 2025.
- #2,811 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,497 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,583 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Salman ranks #2,811 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,497 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,583 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,811 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,497 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,583
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Salman's 2,583 recorded births place it above 93.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
How Salman compares
2,583 Top 19% higher than 81% of 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
Salman's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Salman | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,583 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 143 | 34 | 22,252 |
Salman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Salman splits its recorded history at 2001: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1975 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 143 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Salman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 143
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Salman by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,050 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Salman's strongest decade.
1,050 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Salman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 181
1980s
181 births
- 1990s 407
1990s
407 births
- 2000s
2000s
480 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,050 births
- 2020s
2020s
438 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,050 births (41% of all-time use).
How Salman compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Salman's total volume
Salman by state
Where Salman concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 385 | 14.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 237 | 9.2% |
| #3 | California | | 184 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 137 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 135 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 64 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Washington | | 44 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 36 | 1.4% |
385 of 2,583 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Salman appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Salman's data
- Salman's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,050 total births) through the 2020s (438) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Salmans (385 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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Names with a similar popularity rank to Salman
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Salman: 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 (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Salman 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.