NameTides

Salwa

Salwa was the #4,758 girls' name in the US in 2025 (28 babies), and #1,719 in England & Wales and #1,668 in Canada.

Salwa as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Salwa as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Salwa as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#4,758 (28)#1,719 (17)—#1,668 (14)
2024#4,387 (32)#1,406 (23)#898 (3)#1,291 (19)
2023#3,763 (40)#1,525 (20)—#1,582 (14)
2022#4,907 (27)#2,058 (13)—#1,482 (15)
2021#4,413 (31)#1,505 (20)—#2,185 (9)
2020#4,078 (34)#1,618 (18)—#1,490 (15)
2019#4,546 (30)#1,703 (17)—#1,471 (16)
2018#3,739 (40)#1,490 (21)—#1,862 (11)
2017#3,769 (40)#1,512 (21)—#1,673 (13)
2016#4,423 (32)#2,120 (13)—#1,690 (13)
2015#3,989 (37)#2,070 (13)——
2014#4,455 (32)#2,058 (13)—#1,108 (23)
2013#5,143 (26)#1,400 (23)——
2012#7,456 (16)#1,991 (14)——
2011#6,564 (19)#2,150 (12)—#2,899 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #3,763.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1961.

How common is it?

about 1 in 59,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 59,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Salwa is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 52,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 35,000 to 1 in 77,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Salwa by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #731MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Salwa (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#93212

Salwa (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SalwaCanadaGirls#1,66814
SalwaEngland & WalesGirls#1,71917
SalwaIrelandGirls—too few
SalwaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
SalwaUSGirls#4,75828