Salman
Salman was the 2511th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1264th with 143 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,247 places. More babies were named Salman in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,511 boys, down 518 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 54boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2015143 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,583babies recorded
Salman popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,511 | 54 |
| 2020 | #1,993 | 72 |
| 2010 | #2,065 | 66 |
| 2000 | #1,961 | 53 |
| 1990 | #2,612 | 26 |
| 1980 | #2,812 | 17 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Salman, counting every spelling?
Salman is the most common spelling of a name family that had 59 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 59 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salman | 54 | #2,511 | 366 |
| Salmaan | 5 | #13,544 | 32 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Salman?
54 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Salman (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Salman born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 155 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Salman.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Salman?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Salman are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 8 and 26. That makes Salman mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Salman by state
How common Salman was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (16.2×), Ohio (2.0×), New York (1.7×). In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Salman: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Salman, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Salman
How popular is the name Salman?
Salman was the 2511th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1264th with 143 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,247 places. More babies were named Salman in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Salman a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Salman in the US.
Where is Salman most popular?
In 2021–2025, Salman was most common in Minnesota (0.69 per 1,000 boys), followed by Ohio and Washington.