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QuranicNames explicitly analyzes the Arabic personal name through the S-L-M root. This is an attributed name interpretation, not a promise about the bearer or proof of every same-spelling tradition. The separate Arabic adjective sulma is not used as personal-name evidence; pronunciation remains separate.
Arabic personal-name borrowing
The exact English entry explicitly borrows the Arabic personal name salma. Its native entry separately identifies female given-name use and English Salma among descendants. This supports a documented Arabic route, without excluding Spanish-language use or assigning faith or nationality. The licensed Ambitious gloss is not established here.
Not yet published for this spelling.
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2025 | Girls | 47 · preliminary | 636 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2025 | Girls | 180 (rounded to 5) | 296 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Girls | 63 | 622 | Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published. |
| Scotland | 2024 | Girls | 3 | 790 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Ireland | 2025 | Girls | 6 | 544 | Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2025 | Girls | 278 | 936 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
| United States | 2012 | Boys | 5 | 12274 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
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The exact native source identifies a female given name and explicitly links English Salma. Language of use is distinct from a bearer’s nationality and does not determine the preferred English pronunciation. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Exact female given-name spelling documented in this language. English entry documents borrowing from Arabic. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Salma&oldid=84450866. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the exact personal-name section and labelled language-specific variants and readings. No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Exact female given-name spelling documented in this language. English entry documents borrowing from Arabic. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Salma&oldid=84450866. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the exact personal-name section and labelled language-specific variants and readings. No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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QuranicNames explicitly analyzes the Arabic personal name through the S-L-M root. This is an attributed name interpretation, not a promise about the bearer or proof of every same-spelling tradition. The separate Arabic adjective sulma is not used as personal-name evidence; pronunciation remains separate. Credit: QuranicNames.com, Salma name entry. Source: https://quranicnames.com/salma/. Rights: original brief factual summary by Rare Baby Names; source text remains copyright QuranicNames.com under its terms (https://quranicnames.com/terms-of-use/). Summary notice: the selected safety interpretation is shortened, attributed and culturally qualified; no article passage, user comment, image or recording reproduced.
Original factual summary; source copyright retained
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The native entry labels this IPA for the proper noun. Its differently vocalized adjective has a separate reading and is not imported. This is Arabic pronunciation, not an English pronunciation guide; bearers may prefer another reading. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Exact Spanish personal-name reading, kept separate from the existing Arabic reading. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Salma&oldid=84450866. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the exact personal-name section and labelled language-specific variants and readings. No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The exact English entry explicitly borrows the Arabic personal name salma. Its native entry separately identifies female given-name use and English Salma among descendants. This supports a documented Arabic route, without excluding Spanish-language use or assigning faith or nationality. The licensed Ambitious gloss is not established here. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Arabic personal-name entry lists Turkish Selma as a descendant. This documents a Turkish related form, not an English nickname or a universal interchangeable spelling. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%D9%89&oldid=93326713. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed an explicit language-specific descendant relationship, without transferring adjective meanings or pronunciation. No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Attribution: (C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.
