Girls' name · since 2007
Salmo
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Salmo, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #52,256 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 2007
- 2000s
- peak decade
Salmo is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12 have been recorded since 2007.
Social Security Administration records show Salmo recorded 12 times among girls since 2007, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2017.
- #52,256 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 2007
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Salmo ranks #52,256 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 2007, peaking in the 2000s.
- #52,256 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 2007
- 2000s
- peak decade
Salmo's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Salmo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Salmo's full recorded timeline at 2017, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Salmo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2017
- Peak year (2007)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Salmo by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Salmo's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Salmo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
Salmo by state
Where Salmo concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 5 | 41.7% |
5 of 12 births nationwide.
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- Salmo's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Salmos (5 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Salmo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~10 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, 2007–2017 (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 Salmo 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.