Salimata
Salimata is a feminine West African given name, a form of Salima, the feminine form of Arabic Salim, which means "safe" or intact".
Meaning & Origin of Salimata
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Salimata is a feminine West African given name, a form of Salima, the feminine form of Arabic Salim, which means "safe" or intact".
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The Story of Salimata
Salimata first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1996, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 11 Salimatas were born — ranking #10,084 that year. As of 2026, Salimata ranks #9,521 for baby girls with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 187 Salimatas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Salimata
Salimata is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 187 births in the dataset. Salimata's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #10,084. Use the chart and map above to compare Salimata's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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