Is Salman a boy or girl name?
Salman is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 73 boys were named Salman, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,529 US babies named Salman were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,067
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Salman since 1974
- 2,529
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 143 babies
Boys and girls named Salman, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 73 | #2,067 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 83 | #1,905 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 75 | #2,031 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 81 | #1,900 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 72 | #1,992 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 99 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 124 | #1,414 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 119 | #1,446 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 142 | #1,286 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 143 | #1,264 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 108 | #1,504 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 86 | #1,721 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 87 | #1,739 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 76 | #1,857 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 66 | #2,065 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 55 | #2,377 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 60 | #2,231 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 54 | #2,410 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 43 | #2,730 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 44 | #2,558 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 41 | #2,631 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 49 | #2,227 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 39 | #2,545 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 42 | #2,377 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 53 | #1,961 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 37 | #2,450 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 42 | #2,190 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 40 | #2,195 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 41 | #2,106 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 43 | #1,984 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 52 | #1,730 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,082 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 49 | #1,746 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 38 | #2,008 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 26 | #2,611 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 25 | #2,602 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 17 | #3,188 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,706 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 23 | #2,418 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,358 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,688 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,202 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 15 | #3,081 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,658 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,812 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,265 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,959 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,341 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,556 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Salman reached #1,264 in 2015. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Salman
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.