Throughout the world, Salven (Salve 
, Salven 
) is a common primarily female, but very infrequently masculine forename. The first name Salven is habitual in Philippines, where it is quite a common female name, Qatar, where it is a rare feminine name, and United Arab Emirates. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Philippines, India, and the United States. More prevalently, Salven is the last name as well as the forename.