Fun Facts About the Name Salmaan
- 262 babies named Salmaan: U.S. records list 262 babies given the name Salmaan from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Salmaan Mean?
Salmaan is an Arabic name meaning "safe, secure" or "free from harm." It comes from the Arabic root s-l-m, which carries the senses of soundness, safety, and peace, and which also lies behind the words salām ("peace") and islām. The name follows an Arabic adjectival pattern seen in words like ghaḍbān ("angry") and ʿaṭshān ("thirsty"), so Salmān can be read as "one who is safe" or "sound, unharmed." The spelling Salmaan is a transliteration that doubles the a to mark the long vowel of the second syllable; Salman is the more common English spelling of the same name.
Salmaan Name History & Origins
The name is most closely associated with Salmān al-Fārisī, "Salman the Persian," a companion of the Prophet Muhammad. Traditional accounts describe him as a Persian from a village near Isfahan who was raised as a Zoroastrian, traveled through the region in search of a true prophet, and eventually met Muhammad in Medina. He is credited with suggesting the defensive trench dug around Medina at the Battle of the Trench (about 627 CE), which gave the battle its name.
Through his Persian background the name entered Persian as Salmān, and it appears in Turkish as Selman. With the spread of Islam it came into use across the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, and it is found today in Arabic-, Persian-, Turkish-, and Urdu-speaking communities. It is a different name from the similar-looking Sulaymān, the Arabic form of Solomon, which has its own separate history.
How Popular is the Name Salmaan?
Salmaan has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2015. Its best rank was #5,476 in 2015.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,544 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #10,598 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #6,410 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #11,875 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #9,400 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #10,603 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #8,697 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #5,481 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #8,057 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #5,476 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2014 | #5,670 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #10,521 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #12,008 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #6,519 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #10,551 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #7,600 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #8,882 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #6,203 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #7,892 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #8,048 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #10,634 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #6,445 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #8,171 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #11,809 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #10,996 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #7,154 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #8,822 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #10,038 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #8,511 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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