Salwa Girl
How popular is Salwa?
#4,757 girl name in 2025
28 baby girls were named Salwa in the US in 2025, making it the 4757th most popular girl name.
873living people named Salwa (est.)
14median age of people named Salwa
883babies named Salwa since 1880
1 in 118,405US babies born in 2025
Salwa popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #4,757 for girls (▼ 371 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 28 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-24% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,988 in 2015, #4,077 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (40 girls) |
| Highest rank | #3,738 in 2018 |
| First recorded | 1961 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Salwa is most popular
Babies named Salwa per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Minnesota: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Salwa by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 | #5,850 |
| 1970s | 33 | #6,664 |
| 1980s | 60 | #6,703 |
| 1990s | 127 | #5,667 |
| 2000s | 174 | #5,232 |
| 2010s | 291 | #3,738 |
| 2020s | 192 | #3,761 |
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Questions
- Is Salwa a boy or girl name?
- Salwa is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Salwa were girls.
- How popular is the name Salwa?
- 28 baby girls were named Salwa in the US in 2025, making it the 4757th most popular girl name.
- When was Salwa most popular?
- Salwa peaked in 2017, when 40 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #3,738 in 2018.
- How many people are named Salwa?
- 883 babies have been named Salwa in the US since 1880. We estimate about 873 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Salwa most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Salwa was most common in Minnesota, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.