UK girl's name
Salmaa
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2022. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Salmaa is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Salmaa popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2022 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5669, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1997, with 4 births.
This profile covers 10 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 1997 to 2022. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 75% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 10 living people in the UK are called Salmaa. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2023 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Salmaa ranked #5669 for girls in England and Wales in 2022, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1997, when 4 girls were registered as Salmaa.
- • About 10 living people in the UK are estimated to have Salmaa as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5669
2022
Births in 2022
3
Latest year
Peak year
1997
4 births
Estimated living
10
2026
Popularity
Salmaa over time
The chart below shows babies named Salmaa registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2022. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Salmaa, the clearest high point is 1997. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2022, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Salmaa by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Salmaa was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #5669 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | #5556 | 3 | 1 |
| 1990s | #3174 | 4 | 1 |
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FAQ
Salmaa: questions and answers
How popular is the name Salmaa in the UK right now?
In 2022, Salmaa was ranked #5669 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Salmaa most popular?
The peak year on record was 1997, with 4 babies registered as Salmaa in England and Wales.
How many people are called Salmaa in the UK?
A total of 10 babies have been registered as Salmaa across the 3 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.