Salma Popularity

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Region

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England and Wales rank by year
Year	Rank
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

Popularity data

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

Salma's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#722	52	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	female	#794	45	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	female	#746	49	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	female	#699	54	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	female	#894	40	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	female	#670	58	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	female	#614	67	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	female	#565	76	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	female	#475	92	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	female	#478	90	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	female	#486	87	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	female	#421	101	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	female	#443	102	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	female	#404	111	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	female	#365	124	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	female	#336	132	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	female	#330	135	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	female	#319	142	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	female	#333	130	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	female	#376	107	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	female	#307	132	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	female	#295	135	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	female	#388	87	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	female	#389	81	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	female	#375	86	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	female	#403	79	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	female	#346	98	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	female	#383	83	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	female	#415	77	High	Demonstration data
2025	Norway	female	#416	7	High	Demonstration data
2024	Norway	female	#403	7	High	Demonstration data
2023	Norway	female	#372	9	High	Demonstration data
2022	Norway	female	#426	6	High	Demonstration data
2021	Norway	female	#381	8	High	Demonstration data
2020	Norway	female	#364	9	High	Demonstration data
2019	Norway	female	#291	14	High	Demonstration data
2018	Norway	female	#250	18	High	Demonstration data
2017	Norway	female	#228	23	High	Demonstration data
2016	Norway	female	#352	13	High	Demonstration data
2015	Norway	female	#263	20	High	Demonstration data
2014	Norway	female	#274	19	High	Demonstration data
2013	Norway	female	#239	24	High	Demonstration data
2012	Norway	female	#246	23	High	Demonstration data
2011	Norway	female	#271	20	High	Demonstration data
2010	Norway	female	#233	26	High	Demonstration data
2009	Norway	female	#280	19	High	Demonstration data
2008	Norway	female	#266	20	High	Demonstration data
2007	Norway	female	#268	19	High	Demonstration data
2006	Norway	female	#323	14	High	Demonstration data
2005	Norway	female	#318	14	High	Demonstration data
2004	Norway	female	#304	15	High	Demonstration data
2003	Norway	female	#474	7	High	Demonstration data
2002	Norway	female	#338	12	High	Demonstration data
2001	Norway	female	#341	12	High	Demonstration data
2000	Norway	female	#443	8	High	Demonstration data
1999	Norway	female	#583	5	High	Demonstration data
1998	Norway	female	#415	9	High	Demonstration data
1996	Norway	female	#598	5	High	Demonstration data
1995	Norway	female	#510	7	High	Demonstration data
1994	Norway	female	#651	4	High	Demonstration data
1993	Norway	female	#666	4	High	Demonstration data
1992	Norway	female	#486	8	High	Demonstration data
1991	Norway	female	#570	6	High	Demonstration data
1990	Norway	female	#494	8	High	Demonstration data
1989	Norway	female	#547	7	High	Demonstration data
1988	Norway	female	#592	6	High	Demonstration data
1987	Norway	female	#469	9	High	Demonstration data
1985	Norway	female	#539	7	High	Demonstration data
1984	Norway	female	#478	8	High	Demonstration data
1983	Norway	female	#555	6	High	Demonstration data
1982	Norway	female	#556	6	High	Demonstration data
1981	Norway	female	#664	4	High	Demonstration data
1980	Norway	female	#541	6	High	Demonstration data
1975	Norway	female	#565	5	High	Demonstration data
1953	Norway	female	#433	4	High	Demonstration data
2025	Republic of Ireland	female	#544	6	High	Demonstration data
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#631	5	High	Demonstration data
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#727	4	High	Demonstration data
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#883	3	High	Demonstration data
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#734	4	High	Demonstration data
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#471	8	High	Demonstration data
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#660	5	High	Demonstration data
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#768	4	High	Demonstration data
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#798	4	High	Demonstration data
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#593	6	High	Demonstration data
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#750	4	High	Demonstration data
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#842	3	High	Demonstration data
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#576	4	High	Demonstration data
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#559	4	High	Demonstration data
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#606	3	High	Demonstration data
2024	Scotland	female	#790	3	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.