Is Salwa a boy or girl name?

Salwa is a girl’s name. Of the 883 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Salwa

Recorded 1961–2025 · United States

Salwa was most popular in 2017, when 40 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,487 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,252, with 28 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 883 people named Salwa.

Salwa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Salwa’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Salwa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Salwa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 883 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