Meaning in the sources
Source-reportedMeaning: “peace”
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- Wikipedia: Salma (given name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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“peace”
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01 / Meaning & origin
סלמא is recorded in Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Christian Arabs (נוצרים-ערבים) (release 391/2025, table 1) (1949–2024), in Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Druze (דרוזים) (release 391/2025, table 1) (1949–2024) and in Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Muslims (מוסלמים) (release 391/2025, table 1) (1949–2024), with published female counts; no dictionary entry is in our sources yet. English Wikipedia gives the meaning “peace”.
Meaning: “peace”
No etymology text in the cited sources.
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Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Muslims (מוסלמים) (release 391/2025, table 1), 2024: 78 female (rank 52).
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03 / By the numbers
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1949–2024 Spelling: סלמא
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Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel · Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Muslims (מוסלמים) (release 391/2025, table 1)
No rounding stated; counts are integers (valueStatus=observed). Thousands separators in the total column are removed when parsing.
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| Year | People | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1950 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1951 | 5 | 139 | observed |
| 1952 | 6 | 120 | observed |
| 1953 | 8 | 107 | observed |
| 1954 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1955 | 7 | 137 | observed |
| 1956 | 11 | 96 | observed |
| 1957 | 10 | 106 | observed |
| 1958 | 7 | 158 | observed |
| 1959 | 11 | 104 | observed |
| 1960 | 11 | 124 | observed |
| 1961 | 13 | 95 | observed |
| 1962 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1963 | 10 | 143 | observed |
| 1964 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1965 | 9 | 169 | observed |
| 1966 | 10 | 159 | observed |
| 1967 | 8 | 195 | observed |
| 1968 | 11 | 153 | observed |
| 1969 | 8 | 200 | observed |
| 1970 | 5 | 291 | observed |
| 1971 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1972 | 9 | 199 | observed |
| 1973 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1974 | 6 | 280 | observed |
| 1975 | 8 | 241 | observed |
| 1976 | 6 | 277 | observed |
| 1977 | 5 | 304 | observed |
| 1978 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1979 | 5 | 312 | observed |
| 1980 | 5 | 302 | observed |
| 1981 | 5 | 299 | observed |
| 1982 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1983 | 5 | 297 | observed |
| 1984 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1985 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1986 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1987 | 5 | 293 | observed |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | 8 | 228 | observed |
| 1990 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1991 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1992 | 5 | 332 | observed |
| 1993 | 7 | 279 | observed |
| 1994 | 9 | 244 | observed |
| 1995 | 8 | 275 | observed |
| 1996 | 8 | 279 | observed |
| 1997 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1998 | 13 | 206 | observed |
| 1999 | 9 | 269 | observed |
| 2000 | 18 | 174 | observed |
| 2001 | 29 | 136 | observed |
| 2002 | 16 | 200 | observed |
| 2003 | 24 | 155 | observed |
| 2004 | 32 | 121 | observed |
| 2005 | 36 | 111 | observed |
| 2006 | 47 | 89 | observed |
| 2007 | 55 | 70 | observed |
| 2008 | 61 | 60 | observed |
| 2009 | 59 | 70 | observed |
| 2010 | 61 | 62 | observed |
| 2011 | 82 | 41 | observed |
| 2012 | 95 | 36 | observed |
| 2013 | 104 | 36 | observed |
| 2014 | 109 | 32 | observed |
| 2015 | 105 | 32 | observed |
| 2016 | 124 | 29 | observed |
| 2017 | 100 | 35 | observed |
| 2018 | 104 | 37 | observed |
| 2019 | 90 | 46 | observed |
| 2020 | 94 | 41 | observed |
| 2021 | 103 | 36 | observed |
| 2022 | 90 | 50 | observed |
| 2023 | 93 | 46 | observed |
| 2024 | 78 | 52 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “סלמא” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure people. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Released 2025-12-08 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CBS-Open-License (Israel Central Bureau of Statistics Open License; commercial use permitted)
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Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Muslims (מוסלמים) (release 391/2025, table 1)
Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel (הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה) · CBS-Open-License (Israel Central Bureau of Statistics Open License; commercial use permitted) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Druze (דרוזים) (release 391/2025, table 1)
Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel (הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה) · CBS-Open-License (Israel Central Bureau of Statistics Open License; commercial use permitted) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Christian Arabs (נוצרים-ערבים) (release 391/2025, table 1)
Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel (הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה) · CBS-Open-License (Israel Central Bureau of Statistics Open License; commercial use permitted) · retrieved 2026-10-15
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