MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Salma mean?
Salmā is an Arabic name connected with the safety root s-l-m and is related to Salim through that root. Salim is a related masculine safety adjective used as a name.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सलमा
Conventional spelling
Arabic
سلمى
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Salma in Indian usage
207,652 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (99.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 206,186 records (99.3%).
- Recorded as male: 1,466 records (0.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,456 |
| 1940s | 4,525 |
| 1950s | 11,401 |
| 1960s | 27,444 |
| 1970s | 43,281 |
| 1980s | 71,477 |
| 1990s | 47,586 |
| Other decades | 482 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 85,110 |
| Bihar | 30,669 |
| Rajasthan | 21,638 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 17,584 |
| Jharkhand | 12,971 |
| Kerala | 6,547 |
| Delhi | 5,807 |
| Odisha | 5,780 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 4,752 |
| Haryana | 4,529 |
| Uttarakhand | 3,797 |
| Maharashtra | 3,561 |
| Punjab | 1,967 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 603 |
| Karnataka | 488 |
| Assam | 474 |
| Goa | 329 |
| Tripura | 311 |
| Chandigarh | 165 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 147 |
| Meghalaya | 104 |
| Other states | 319 |
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.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Salma / F | 63 | 622 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Documented namesakes
Salma Ismail
Malaysian medical doctor
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Salma ↗ (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
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Salma; Table_6, C632 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Salma; Table_6, C632