How Many People Are Named Salwa?
An estimated 837 people in the United States have the first name Salwa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Salwa peaked in popularity in 2017 with 40 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Salwa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Salwa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
837
About 1 in 409,503 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2017
40 births
Total Registered
855
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Salwa
Salwa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 855 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Salwa as a female name
Ranked #4,438 in 2024
32 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (40 births)
Salwa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Salwa span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 291 babies were registered. While Salwa is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Salwa by Decade
How has Salwa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Salwa by State
Birth registrations for Salwa span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, New York, California. The lowest are in Florida, Michigan, Minnesota. On average, about 19 Salwas were registered per state.
Salwa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Salwa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Salwa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Salwa?
We estimate approximately 837 people named Salwa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 409,503 Americans share this first name.
Is Salwa a common name?
Salwa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 855 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Salwa most popular?
Salwa reached peak popularity in 2017, when 40 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Salwa is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Salwa a female name?
Salwa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Salwa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Salwa Smith, Salwa Johnson, Salwa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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