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The baby name Salima is a Girl name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced SAH-lee-mah.

Salima is Arabic in Origin.

Gender: Girl
Syllables: 3
Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: SAH-lee-mah

What is the meaning of the name Salima ?

The baby name Salima is a girl name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced SAH-lee-mah.

Salima is Arabic in Origin.

Salima is an Arabic feminine name, written سليمة and vocalized Salīmah in Classical Arabic. Its base is the Semitic root s-l-m; the verb salima denotes being safe, sound, or unharmed. Morphologically it is the feminine of salīm, an adjective on the faʿīl pattern meaning intact, whole, free from defect, with final -a/-ah marking feminine gender.

The name is established in Arabic-speaking and Muslim communities and traveled into Persian, Ottoman Turkish, South Asian, and East African usage through Islamicate culture and trade. English spellings include Salimah and Saleema; Persian has Salimeh, Turkish Selime. The same root appears in salām, peace, and al-Salām, a Qur’anic divine name. Historical bearers include Mughal empress Salima Sultan Begum, Algerian journalist Salima Ghezali, and Egyptologist Salima Ikram. In U.S. records it remains rare, with modest late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century use.

Salima has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Salima

Salima Ikram Actor · Born 1965 · Pakistan Salima Ikram is best known as a Pakistani Egyptologist and professor at the American University in Cairo. She has taken part in many Egyptian archaeological projects, written several books on Egyptian archaeology, and frequently appears in magazines and television programs about the subject.

Salima – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
BI 0 #11 2 425
BF Girls 0 #17 1 315
BI Girls 0 #32 2 726
TM Girls 0 #35 1 574
AZ 0 #43 1 706
AZ Girls 0 #72 4 1,051
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
KZ 0 #81 10 1,452
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
AF Girls 0 #88 7 2,402
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
QA 0 #105 2 7,011
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
OM 0 #118 4 6,215
MU 0 #136 2 3,613
KZ Girls 0 #147 262 5,862
MT Girls 0 #152 2 3,773
MA 0 #160 9,204 20,986
LU Girls 0 #176 10 4,850
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
Sweden Girls 2018 #187 2 1,665
DZ 0 #193 4,135 20,130
Belgium Girls 2000 #202 20 423
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
AO Girls 0 #214 4 4,575
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
BD 0 #237 5 5,992
GH 0 #241 8 5,396
OM Girls 0 #244 154 15,987
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
Canada Girls 2023 #269 11 2,824
TN 0 #269 1,384 13,765
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
GH Girls 0 #278 47 6,973
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
QA Girls 0 #291 26 15,378
KZ Boys 0 #295 2 6,578
SA 0 #306 7 10,560
MU Girls 0 #314 38 8,539
DK Girls 0 #323 7 7,429
SD Girls 0 #323 23 7,678
JO Girls 0 #332 8 7,570
BD Girls 0 #335 52 8,413
MY 0 #351 4 12,352
CN Girls 0 #355 5 8,829
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
PL Girls 0 #363 2 5,096
RU Girls 0 #367 135 11,913
LY 0 #373 166 12,703
France Girls 2021 #374 32 3,185
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
EG 0 #411 2 6,387
PH Girls 0 #426 4 13,098
KW Girls 0 #430 86 19,177
PT Girls 0 #435 17 7,952
AE Girls 0 #452 102 20,968
SD Boys 0 #464 3 10,523
ZA 0 #472 3 14,421
IQ Girls 0 #473 32 11,303
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
PA Girls 0 #515 4 9,861
CM Girls 0 #520 21 11,671
RU Boys 0 #522 5 12,621
BH 0 #533 21 17,937
PS Girls 0 #540 8 10,981
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
IR Girls 0 #544 2 8,334
LB 0 #557 102 13,263
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
SG Girls 0 #573 14 18,916
CM Boys 0 #574 2 12,054
IL Girls 0 #597 21 11,648
IN Girls 0 #598 34 13,121
HK Girls 0 #649 2 16,104
NG Girls 0 #651 137 15,093
SA Girls 0 #693 243 25,931
IQ Boys 0 #696 2 13,071
SY 0 #700 29 11,684
IT 0 #702 13 4,183
NL Girls 0 #719 239 5,933
Finland Girls 2026 #723 16 3,895
QA Boys 0 #741 3 18,093
Spain Girls 0 #757 228 5,561
KW Boys 0 #799 8 18,755
Germany Girls 0 #800 39 4,949
OM Boys 0 #866 16 17,948
United States Girls 2024 #898 19 8,487
EG Girls 0 #907 53 14,742
CL Girls 0 #912 4 14,098
EG Boys 0 #925 1 15,035
MY Girls 0 #937 58 24,821
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
NG Boys 0 #998 4 16,906
PE Girls 0 #1,010 1 14,861
IN Boys 0 #1,034 6 16,750
CO Girls 0 #1,064 15 16,140
ZA Girls 0 #1,087 55 25,928
AE Boys 0 #1,139 5 22,615
IT Girls 0 #1,155 294 9,415
TR 0 #1,157 55 19,440
ZA Boys 0 #1,168 11 25,619
MY Boys 0 #1,181 2 25,439
SA Boys 0 #1,570 45 28,008

Salima is popular in 68 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
Canada
Brussels, Belgium
Belgium

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People also ask about Salima

Salima is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Salima is a 3 syllable name, pronounced SAH-lee-mah.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Salimah, Saleema, Saleemah, Selima, Salimeh and Selime.
Yes — Salima ranked #187 in Sweden in 2018, and appears in official birth registries across 6 countries.
Salima ranks highest in Sweden (#187 in 2018).
Yes — 1 notable people named Salima are in our database, including Salima Ikram (Actor).