Salman
Salman, Salmaan or sal-mahn, also spelt Sulman or Selman, is an Arabic male given name meaning "Safe" or "Secure".
Meaning & Origin of Salman
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 Salman
Salman first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1974, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 143 Salmans were born — ranking #1,259 that year. As of 2026, Salman ranks #2,021 for baby boys with 77 births, falling sharply (-22%). In total, more than 3K Salmans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Salman
Salman is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Salman's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #1,259. Use the chart and map above to compare Salman'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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