Salman
Boy · sal-MAAN · Arabic
Salman is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “safe, secure”. In 2025 it ranked 1,286th for boys in the UK (23 babies) and 2,480th for boys in the US (54 babies).
What does Salman mean?
Arabic
“safe, secure”
Salman al-Farsi, a Persian convert, was a companion of the Prophet who suggested digging the trench at the Battle of the Trench.
- Say it
- sal-MAAN
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Is Salman a girl's or a boy's name?
Salman is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 23 boys in the UK and 54 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Salman in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,286among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 13,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 23 boys in the UK were named Salman, making it the 1,286th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 896th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 64 boys.
Half of all the boys named Salman in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 28 boys in the UK were given Salman or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #997, up from #1,286 for this spelling alone.
- Salman 23
- Salmaan 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,225th in England and Wales.
Salman in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #1,286 |
| 2024 | 22 | #1,311 |
| 2023 | 30 | #1,072 |
| 2022 | 37 | #923 |
| 2021 | 31 | #1,041 |
| 2020 | 36 | #896 |
| 2019 | 47 | #764 |
| 2018 | 40 | #860 |
| 2017 | 36 | #936 |
| 2016 | 64 | #629 |
| 2015 | 62 | #635 |
| 2014 | 36 | #905 |
| 2013 | 38 | #873 |
| 2012 | 40 | #852 |
| 2011 | 47 | #745 |
| 2010 | 31 | #994 |
| 2009 | 42 | #771 |
| 2008 | 49 | #689 |
| 2007 | 51 | #643 |
| 2006 | 50 | #631 |
| 2005 | 45 | #648 |
| 2004 | 47 | #599 |
| 2003 | 30 | #773 |
| 2002 | 45 | #530 |
| 2001 | 47 | #487 |
| 2000 | 43 | #517 |
| 1999 | 43 | #522 |
| 1998 | 50 | #467 |
| 1997 | 34 | #571 |
| 1996 | 42 | #479 |
How popular is Salman in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,480among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 54about 1 in 32,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 54 boys in the US were named Salman, making it the 2,480th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,977th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 143 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
2025 had fewer boys named Salman than any year since 2007.
Half of all the boys named Salman in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 59 boys in the US were given Salman or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,987, up from #2,480 for this spelling alone.
- Salman 54
- Salmaan 5
Salman in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 | #2,480 |
| 2024 | 73 | #2,057 |
| 2023 | 83 | #1,896 |
| 2022 | 75 | #2,021 |
| 2021 | 81 | #1,883 |
| 2020 | 72 | #1,977 |
| 2019 | 99 | #1,642 |
| 2018 | 124 | #1,408 |
| 2017 | 119 | #1,439 |
| 2016 | 142 | #1,279 |
| 2015 | 143 | #1,259 |
| 2014 | 108 | #1,492 |
| 2013 | 86 | #1,708 |
| 2012 | 87 | #1,728 |
| 2011 | 76 | #1,848 |
| 2010 | 66 | #2,056 |
| 2009 | 55 | #2,347 |
| 2008 | 60 | #2,206 |
| 2007 | 54 | #2,372 |
| 2006 | 43 | #2,697 |
| 2005 | 44 | #2,524 |
| 2004 | 41 | #2,595 |
| 2003 | 49 | #2,202 |
| 2002 | 39 | #2,500 |
| 2001 | 42 | #2,342 |
| 2000 | 53 | #1,940 |
| 1999 | 37 | #2,395 |
| 1998 | 42 | #2,154 |
| 1997 | 40 | #2,161 |
| 1996 | 41 | #2,068 |
| 1995 | 43 | #1,950 |
| 1994 | 52 | #1,711 |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,045 |
| 1992 | 49 | #1,726 |
| 1991 | 38 | #1,977 |
| 1990 | 26 | #2,548 |
| 1989 | 25 | #2,539 |
| 1988 | 17 | #3,074 |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,637 |
| 1986 | 23 | #2,358 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,612 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,070 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,568 |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,728 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
Names like Salman
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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