girl's name
Salematou
- Gender Girl
- Letters 9
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 130
Salematou is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2025, when 25 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 29,475 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2004.
Salematou over time
Births per decade in France, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 |
| 2010s | 35 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 85 |
How popular is Salematou?
In 2025, Salematou was given to 20 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Salematou is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Salématou | Salématou is a rare spelling of Salematou, written with an acute accent and recorded about 30 times, mostly in France. | 30 |
Names that peaked alongside Salematou
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Salematou also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Salematou over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Salematou
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Salematou — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Salematou
Is Salematou a girl's or a boy's name?
Salematou is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Salematou most popular?
Salematou peaked in 2025, when 25 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Salematou a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Salematou currently ranks #1,563 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.