Given name & surname
Salwa
“one who provides comfort; solace”
Salwa is used as a given name and a surname. One Arabic interpretation is “one who provides comfort; solace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “one who provides comfort; solace.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Salwa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 883
- 0 boys · 883 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #4,860 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,860 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 10.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Minnesota had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,713 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.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Salwa
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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