Selam — #15880 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Selam

The Social Security Administration has registered 205 babies named Selam between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Selam currently holds the #15880 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Selam performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Selam shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Selam 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 205 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.