Alim
Alim was the 3954th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 2907th; the most babies were born in 2024 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved up 595 places. More babies were named Alim in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,954 boys, down 532 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202440 babies
- Total since 1880
- 840babies recorded
Alim popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,954 | 27 |
| 2020 | #3,422 | 32 |
| 2010 | #4,104 | 24 |
| 2000 | #4,395 | 17 |
| 1990 | #4,413 | 12 |
| 1980 | #4,950 | 7 |
| 1970 | #4,742 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Alim, counting every spelling?
Alim is the most common spelling of a name family that had 36 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 36 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alim | 27 | #3,954 | 143 |
| Aalim | 9 | #8,248 | 29 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Alim?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alim (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Alim born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alim.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alim?
About 800 people born in the US named Alim are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 7 and 28. That makes Alim mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Alim by state
How common Alim was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (6.4×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Alim: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alim, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Alim
How popular is the name Alim?
Alim was the 3954th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 2907th; the most babies were born in 2024 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved up 595 places. More babies were named Alim in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Alim a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Alim in the US.
Where is Alim most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alim was most common in Illinois (0.11 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and California.