Salwa
Salwa was the 4860th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 3782nd; the most babies were born in 2017 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved down 802 places. More babies were named Salwa in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,860 girls, down 714 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201740 babies
- Total since 1880
- 883babies recorded
Salwa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,860 | 28 |
| 2020 | #4,146 | 34 |
| 2010 | #6,858 | 19 |
| 2000 | #6,743 | 16 |
| 1990 | #9,076 | 9 |
| 1980 | #11,740 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Salwa, counting every spelling?
Salwa has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Salwa?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Salwa (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Salwa 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 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Salwa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Salwa?
About 900 people born in the US named Salwa are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 27. That makes Salwa 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.
Salwa by state
How common Salwa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Salwa
How popular is the name Salwa?
Salwa was the 4860th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 3782nd; the most babies were born in 2017 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved down 802 places. More babies were named Salwa in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Salwa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Salwa in the US.
Where is Salwa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Salwa was most common in Minnesota (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Texas.