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Salma

female

Salma.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1953 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #228 in Norway in 2017. See regions.

Audio not yet available.

Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling: shorter names with fewer irregular letter clusters score higher. A disclosed formula, not an editorial opinion — and not a confidence measurement.

Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
2
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
female
Language family
Not available

Popularity

FallingEngland and Wales (female) rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #295 to #894.19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#295#894
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#415
1997#383
1998#346
1999#403
2000#375
2001#389
2002#388
2003#295
2004#307
2005#376
2006#333
2007#319
2008#330
2009#336
2010#365
2011#404
2012#443
2013#421
2014#486
2015#478
2016#475
2017#565
2018#614
2019#670
2020#894
2021#699
2022#746
2023#794
2024#722

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
2
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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