Recorded 2007–2017 Girls' name Peak 2007 12 births

Salmo — girls' name

12 babies named Salmo in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s72010s5
2000s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Salmo was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

7 babies were named Salmo in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Salmo

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Salmo between 2007 and 2017, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Salmo currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Salmo performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Salmo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Salmo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Salmo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 12 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Salmo at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

12

Since 2007

11 years of records

Peak year

2007

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

2007

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2017

Salmo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2007

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2007)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20172007 7

Salmo by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
7 births that decade — 58% of Salmo's all-time total
2000s72010s5

Salmo by state

Where Salmo concentrates geographically — total births since 2007

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Salmo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
5 41.7%
Minnesota share of Salmo's total US births 41.7%

5 of 12 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Salmo?
12 babies have been named Salmo since 2007. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2007 with 7 births.
When was Salmo most popular?
Salmo was most popular in the 2000s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Salmo most popular?
The top states for the name Salmo are Minnesota (5 births).
How long has the name Salmo been used?
Salmo has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 11 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Salmo?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2007–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.