MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Salam mean?
Arabic salām is a word for peace and safety. It also forms part of a greeting wishing peace to another person, giving Salam a connection with spoken goodwill.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सलाम
Conventional spelling
Arabic
سلام
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Salam in Indian usage
33,165 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 11,051 records (33.3%).
- Recorded as male: 22,114 records (66.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 591 |
| 1940s | 1,524 |
| 1950s | 3,260 |
| 1960s | 5,805 |
| 1970s | 8,404 |
| 1980s | 8,382 |
| 1990s | 5,061 |
| Other decades | 138 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Manipur | 12,108 |
| Maharashtra | 7,232 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 3,342 |
| Bihar | 3,297 |
| Kerala | 2,539 |
| Rajasthan | 1,240 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1,177 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 880 |
| Jharkhand | 578 |
| Punjab | 307 |
| Delhi | 130 |
| Other states | 335 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
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Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Salam ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- Wiktionary: سلام ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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