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Salima Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Salima?

In 2018 the rare name Salima, ranked the 5,723rd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Salima would be a striking name choice.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #3,500 in 1976.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2018 with 22 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Salima in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2004.

Approximately during the years 2016-2017 the name Salima took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Salima's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Salima has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Salima?

Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Salima is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Salima (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 22 5,723
2017 15 7,754
2016 8 12,657
2015 14 8,342
2014 10 10,784
2013 16 7,677
2012 12 9,596
2011 6 16,399
2010 12 9,686
2009 14 8,794
2008 10 11,439
2007 7 15,167
2006 14 8,631
2005 15 7,824
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2003 10 10,282
2002 7 13,346
2001 10 9,951
2000 16 6,739
1999 10 9,340
1998 5 16,076
1997 7 11,824
1996 11 8,006
1995 7 11,512
1994 9 9,441
1993 7 11,514
1992 11 7,929
1991 10 8,463
1990 12 7,199
1989 7 10,593
1988 16 5,258
1987 13 5,863
1986 9 7,603
1985 8 8,143
1984 6 10,075
1983 8 7,879
1982 6 10,180
1981 5 11,741
1980 13 5,476
1979 7 8,767
1978 13 5,142
1977 11 5,807
1976 20 3,500
1975 9 6,344
1974 6 8,484
1973 7 7,258
1972 6 8,024
1971 7 7,199
1970 5 9,026
1969 6 7,270
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.