Salmah
Nji Siti Salmah is an Indonesian actress and singer whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1970s. Her varied career spanned film, stage, and radio. She was the part of Classical Indonesian Cinema.
Meaning & Origin of Salmah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nji Siti Salmah is an Indonesian actress and singer whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1970s. Her varied career spanned film, stage, and radio. She was the part of Classical Indonesian Cinema.
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The Story of Salmah
Salmah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1999, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 7 Salmahs were born — ranking #12,056 that year. As of 2026, Salmah ranks #15,532 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 53 Salmahs 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 Salmah
Salmah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 53 births in the dataset. Salmah's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #12,056. Use the chart and map above to compare Salmah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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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