Salwa
Salwa is a distinctive choice, ranked #1719 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Salwa in their class.
About the Name Salwa
Salwa is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 212 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1083 in 2003 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Salwa is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Salwa in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Salwa
- Salwa Aga Khan — Princess Salwa Aga Khan is an American former fashion model.
- Salwa Elmitwalli — Salwa Mansour Ismail Elmitwalli known as Sally Mansour (Arabic: سالي منصور) is an Egyptian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Shoulla in the Saudi Women's First Division League and the Egypt national football team.
- Salwa Nassar — Salwa Nassar was the first Lebanese woman nuclear physicist.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Salwa
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Salwa
Almost certainly the only Salwa in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
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Famous People Named Salwa
Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia