Is Salima a boy or girl name?

Salima is a girl’s name. Of the 598 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Salima

Recorded 1969–2025 · United States

Salima was most popular in 2018, when 22 American babies were given the name — ranking #9,635 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 598 people named Salima.

Salima over time

Births per year. The dot marks Salima’s peak in 2018. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Salima a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Salima is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 598 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org