Is Salman a boy or girl name?

Salman is a boy’s name. Of the 2,583 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Salman

Recorded 1974–2025 · United States

Salman was most popular in 2015, when 143 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,767 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,336, with 54 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,583 people named Salman.

Salman over time

Births per year. The dot marks Salman’s peak in 2015. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Salman a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Salman is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,583 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Salman

Where Salman is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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