Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2017

Salwa

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,860 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#4,860
among girls · ↓403 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
28
named Salwa · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 57,402
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2017
40 babies
All-time total
883
#8,179 all-time among girls
First recorded
1961
in Social Security records

Salwa popularity over time

883 babies have been named Salwa since 1961, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2023Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 6 1 – #6,423
1970s 33 3 +450% #7,263
1980s 60 6 +82% #7,153
1990s 127 13 +112% #5,886
2000s 174 17 +37% #5,349
2010s 291 29 +67% #3,782
2020s (to 2025) 192 32 +10% #3,823

Where Salwa is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 28 0.02 outside top 500
2027 27 0.02 outside top 500
2028 27 0.02 outside top 500
2029 27 0.02 outside top 500
2030 27 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Salwa

Salwa is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,860 in 2025 with 28 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1961, 883 American babies have been named Salwa. Its peak came in 2017, when 40 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Salwa stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Salwa?

The median living Salwa is about 13 years old; half are between 6 and 26. An estimated 900 people named Salwa are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Salwa year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 28 #4,860
2024 32 #4,457
2023 40 #3,823
2022 27 #5,003
2021 31 #4,492
2020 34 #4,146
2019 30 #4,634
2018 40 #3,782
2017 40 #3,832
2016 32 #4,507
2015 37 #4,058
2014 32 #4,535
2013 26 #5,288
2012 16 #7,733
2011 19 #6,801
2010 19 #6,858
2009 21 #6,511
2008 16 #8,044
2007 19 #7,048
2006 26 #5,349
2005 19 #6,490
2004 13 #8,627
2003 14 #7,922
2002 15 #7,368
2001 15 #7,251
2000 16 #6,743
1995 12 #7,423
1990 9 #9,076
1985 – –
1980 5 #11,740
1975 7 #7,773
1970 – –
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1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
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1910 – –
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Famous people named Salwa

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Salwa Eid Naser Salwa Eid Naser Bahraini sprinter b. 1998 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Salwa, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Salwa?

The median living Salwa is about 13 years old. Half of all living Salwas are between 6 and 26 years old.

How many people named Salwa are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Salwa are alive in the United States, based on 883 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Salwa in 2025?

Salwa ranked #4,860 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 28 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Salwa?

883 babies have been named Salwa in the United States since 1961, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Salwa most popular?

Salwa peaked in 2017, when 40 newborns received the name.

Is Salwa a boy or girl name?

Salwa is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Salwa rising or falling?

Salwa is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Salwa become more popular?

Salwa looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 27 girls named Salwa in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Salwa?

Well-known people named Salwa include Salwa Eid Naser (athlete).

Names like Salwa

Names that sound and feel close to Salwa: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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