Names Like Salama — Find Similar Baby Names
Salama is a 6-letter African girls' name meaning “Swahili And Muslim Name Meaning "Peace, Safety."”. This page collects 135 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Salma and Saloma, African cousins like Aamori and Abasi, rhyming names ending in -ama like Bama and Kama, and names sharing the “swahili” concept like Abasi and Abdalla.
For the full Salama profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Salama page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Salama
24 baby names that differ from Salama by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salma | 1 | Peaceful | Arabic | Female |
| Saloma | 1 | Tranquil | Hebrew | Female |
| Sarama | 1 | Quick | Indian | Female |
| Saada | 2 | Swahili Name Meaning "Help." | African | Female |
| Sabana | 2 | Chamoru Spanish, "Grass-Covered Mountain; Hilly Hilly." Area. | Chamoru | Female |
| Sadaka | 2 | Swahili Name And Kiswahili Word Meaning "A Religious Offering." | African | Male |
| Sahara | 2 | Arabic | Female | |
| Sakima | 2 | King | Native American | Male |
| Salah | 2 | Righteousness | Arabic | Male |
| Salali | 2 | Cherokee Name Meaning "Squirrel." | Native American | Female |
| Salamon | 2 | Peaceful | Hebrew | Male |
| Salem | 2 | Peace. Biblical Name Of Ancient City Later Identified With Jerusalem. | Hebrew | Male |
| Salim | 2 | Swahili Name Meaning "Peace." | African | Male |
| Salimah | 2 | Peace; Flawless; Safe; Healthy | Arabic | Female |
| Salman | 2 | Safe | Arabic | Male |
| Salome | 2 | Tranquil | Hebrew | Female |
| Salwa | 2 | Solace; Quail | Arabic | Female |
| Samara | 2 | Protected By God | Hebrew | Female |
| Sanaa | 2 | "Work Of Art, Beauty." | English | Female |
| Selam | 2 | Amharic And Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Unisexual Name Meaning "Peace." | African | Female |
| Selima | 2 | Tranquil | Hebrew | Female |
| Selma | 2 | Comely | Celtic | Female |
| Saad | 3 | Good Luck | Arabic | Male |
| Saadya | 3 | God's Helper | Hebrew | Male |
More African Names
24 baby names that share Salama’s African origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aamori | Female | |
| Abasi | Swahili Name Meaning "Stern." | Male |
| Abayomi | Of Uncertain African Origin.Means "Born To Bring Me Joy." | Male |
| Abba | Ghanaian Name For Females Born On Thursday. | Female |
| Abdalla | Swahili Equivalent Of Arabic, ABDULLAH, "Servant Of God." | Male |
| Abdelahi | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia. Meaning Unknown. | Male |
| Abdi | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "My Servant." | Male |
| Abdikarim | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "Slave Of God." | Male |
| Abdimelech | Name Of An Aethiopian Eunuch Who Lived In Ancient Rome.Name Means "Servant To... | Male |
| Abdiraxman | Somali Equivalent Of Muslim, ABD AL RAHMAN, Meaning "Servant Of The Mercifull... | Male |
| Abeba | Ethiopian Female Name Meaning "Flower." | Female |
| Abebe | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "He Has Flowered/Flourished/Grown." | Male |
| Abebi | Yoruba Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "We Asked And Got Her" Or "We Asked For... | Female |
| Abena | Akan Of Ghana Name For Females Born On Tuesday. | Female |
| Abrafo | Ghanaian Name Meaning "Warrior" Or "Executioner."It Is A Nickname For A Troub... | Male |
| Abrihet | Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "She Has Made It Light, She Emanates... | Female |
| Acacia | "Thorny." | Female |
| Achan | Dinka Of South Sudan Name For A Female Child In The First Pair Of Twins. | Female |
| Ada | Ibo Of Nigeria Name For Firstborn Females. | Female |
| Adama | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Beautiful Child" Or "Queenly." | Female |
| Adan | Yoruba Of Nigeria Name Meaning "A Large Bat."Also, The Spanish Equivalent Of... | Male |
| Adanech | Amharic And Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "She Has Rescued Them." | Female |
| Adanna | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Father's Daughter." | Female |
| Addo | Ghana Name Meaning "King Of The Road." | Male |
6-Letter S-Names Like Salama
24 names that share Salama's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Salama's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Salama
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Salama.
Names That Rhyme with Salama
17 baby names that share Salama's last 3 letters — -ama. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bama | Son Of Prophecy | Hebrew | Male |
| Kama | Love KAMALA | Indian | Female |
| Lama | Darkness Of Lips | Arabic | Female |
| Tama | Thunder | Native American | Female |
| Adama | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Beautiful Child" Or "Queenly." | African | Female |
| Usama | Description Of A Lion | Arabic | Male |
| Dreama | Unknown | English | Female |
| Eskama | Merciful | Spanish | Female |
| Kalama | Flaming Torch | Hawaiian | Female |
| Kimama | Shoshone Name Meaning "Butterfly." | Native American | Female |
| Nehama | Comfort | Hebrew | Female |
| Sarama | Quick | Indian | Female |
| Mariama | Popular W. African Name Meaning "Gift Of God." | African | Female |
| Nechama | Comfort | Hebrew | Female |
| Sharama | Myth Name (Dog Of Dawn) | Indian | Female |
| Elishama | God Hears | Hebrew | Male |
| Faoiltiama | Wolf Lady | Irish | Female |
Names That Start Like Salama
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Salama — Sal-. Good for parents who like Salama's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sal | Savior. Diminutive Of Salvador. | Spanish | Male |
| Salah | Righteousness | Arabic | Male |
| Saleh | Good; Right | Arabic | Male |
| Salem | Peace. Biblical Name Of Ancient City Later Identified With Jerusalem. | Hebrew | Male |
| Salih | Upright | Egyptian | Male |
| Salim | Swahili Name Meaning "Peace." | African | Male |
| Sally | Princess | Hebrew | Female |
| Salma | Peaceful | Arabic | Female |
| Salwa | Solace; Quail | Arabic | Female |
| Salali | Cherokee Name Meaning "Squirrel." | Native American | Female |
| Saleem | Peaceful. | Arabic | Male |
| Sallie | Princess | Hebrew | Female |
| Salman | Safe | Arabic | Male |
| Saloma | Tranquil | Hebrew | Female |
| Salome | Tranquil | Hebrew | Female |
| Salton | Lives Near The Willow Farm | English | Male |
| Salamon | Peaceful | Hebrew | Male |
| Salford | From The Willow Ford | English | Male |