Salam
Mostly boys · sah-LAHM · Arabic
Salam is a name of Arabic origin, meaning “peace”. In 2025 it ranked 11,928th for girls in the US (7 babies).
What does Salam mean?
Arabic: from Arabic salam
“peace”
The word in the greeting as-salamu alaykum, 'peace be upon you'; al-Salam is one of the names of God.
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Is Salam a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Salam has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the US.
How popular is Salam in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 1985. 7 girls were also named Salam in 2025 (11,928th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Salam in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Salam in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
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