Given name & surname
Salema
“one who is healthy and safe”
Salema is a variant of Salima. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is healthy and safe.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Salema is a variant of Salima. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is healthy and safe.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Salema is a variant of Salima. An origin associated with Salima is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Salema through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 38
- 0 boys · 38 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1998. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 207 as a first name in 2020; 117 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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