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Origin & history of Salima1
Arabic roots
Salima comes from the Arabic tradition, meaning Safe.
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How popular is Salima?
2018
peak year
Today, Salima is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #8424), with only about 14 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2018, 22 babies were given the name (ranked #5757 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Salima's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 580 babies have been registered as Salima since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
22
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #5,757)
(ranked #5,757)
14
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
140
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
580
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Salima1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
🌟Natural leader
⚡Independent
🔥Ambitious
💎Original thinker
S1
A1
L3
I9
M4
A1
Sum: 19 → Life path 1
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Personality of Salima🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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