Given name
Salimah
“one who is healthy and safe”
Salimah is a variant of Salima. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is healthy and safe.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Salimah is a variant of Salima. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is healthy and safe.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Salimah 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 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Salimah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 281
- 0 boys · 281 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,841 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,841 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 355 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Salimah’s family of names
Salimah has a related form in Salima.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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