Peace
Derived from the Semitic root S-L-M, this name is a direct translation of the word for peace. It is widely used in Ethiopia and Eritrea as both a given name and a common greeting. It shares the same linguistic origin as the Hebrew 'Shalom' and Arabic 'Salam'.
Less common today
Selam isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,423 in 1998.
A young hominin fossil of the species Australopithecus afarensis · Scientific Discovery (nicknamed Selam)
Prominent Ethiopian actress
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
