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Name meaning & stats

Salima

Salima means “peace” (Arabic origin). 598 US babies since 1940, peak 2018. Notable Salimas are 1.3× over-represented as writers.

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What it means

“peace”

ArabicSpelling of Salma

Salma around the world

  • Сальма · Russian
  • Сальма · Ukrainian
  • Σάλμα · Greek
  • سلمى · Arabic
  • סלמא · Hebrew
  • सलमा · Hindi
  • サルマ · Japanese
  • Salmah

Famous Salmas

  • Salma Hayek · Mexican and American actress (born 1966)
  • Salma Paralluelo · Spanish association football player

In US birth records

Peak year: 2018

40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s

598 US babies were named Salima between 1940 and 2025.

Salima around the world

  • France: 6,595 babies since 1900, peak 1979, No. 959 in 2025
  • Belgium: 300 babies since 1995, peak 1995
  • England & Wales: 150 babies since 1996, peak 1998

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Salimas end up

Careervs expectedConfidence
Politician1.3×Low · 6 people
Writer1.3×Low · 5 people
Actor1.1×Low · 5 people
Professor1.0×Low · 2 people

Among notable women who are writers, Salimas show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 20 Salmas spell it Salima

  • Salma 85%
  • Salima 5%
  • Saloma 5%
  • Salimah 2%
  • Saleema 2%
  • Saleemah 1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2018)