Salimah
#15,241 most common girls' name of all time · #25,201 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1969–2025
Rank among girls
#15,241
Rank overall
#25,201 of 105,966
First appeared
1969
Years on the list
39 of 146
All-time
281
Since 2016
31
Peak year
1998 #7,265
Best rank
#5,510 1976
Girls
Boys
peak 13/yr
Salimah first appears in 1969. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,333 |
| 2023 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,816 |
| 2022 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,520 |
| 2021 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,735 |
| 2018 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,653 |
| 2014 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,351 |
| 2013 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,252 |
| 2012 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,780 |
| 2011 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,304 |
| 2010 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,785 |
| 2008 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,815 |
| 2006 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,559 |
| 2005 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,122 |
| 2004 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,927 |
| 2002 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,000 |
| 2001 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,932 |
| 2000 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,049 |
| 1999 | 8 | — | 8 | #10,665 |
| 1998 | 13 | — | 13 | #7,265 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | 8 | #10,144 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | 8 | #9,910 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | 7 | #10,926 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,313 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | 8 | #9,851 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | 7 | #10,731 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,641 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,099 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | 7 | #9,704 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | 6 | #10,455 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | 7 | #9,017 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,655 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,540 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | 8 | #7,879 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,643 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | 9 | #7,171 |
| 1979 | 10 | — | 10 | #6,536 |
| 1978 | 11 | — | 11 | #5,828 |
| 1976 | 11 | — | 11 | #5,510 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | 5 | #8,625 |