Salmaan
Salman, Salmaan or sal-mahn, also spelt Sulman or Selman, is an Arabic male given name meaning "Safe" or "Secure".
Meaning & Origin of Salmaan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Salman, Salmaan or sal-mahn, also spelt Sulman or Selman, is an Arabic male given name meaning "Safe" or "Secure".
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The Story of Salmaan
Salmaan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1993, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 17 Salmaans were born — ranking #5,289 that year. As of 2026, Salmaan ranks #9,752 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 257 Salmaans 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 Salmaan
Salmaan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 257 births in the dataset. Salmaan's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #5,289. Use the chart and map above to compare Salmaan'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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