Salman is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning “safe.” In 2024 it was given to 73 boys in the United States.
Salman belongs to the Muslim & Arabic tradition. Its meaning — “safe” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Salman first appears in Social Security records in 1974. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1264 in 2015, and in 2024 73 babies received the name — 2,529 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
More names from the Muslim & Arabic shelf:
Salman means “safe” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Salman is a boy name. In 2024, 73 babies received the name in the US.
Salman comes from the Muslim & Arabic tradition.
Salman first appears in US records in 1974. Its best-ever ranking was #1264 in 2015, and 73 babies were given the name in 2024.
Salman is pronounced /edition.cnn.com/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
NamePetal