Saleem
Saleem was the 2533rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 1163rd; the most babies were born in 2024 (72). Over the last ten years it has moved up 318 places. More babies were named Saleem in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,533 boys, up 299 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 53boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202472 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,945babies recorded
Saleem popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,533 | 53 |
| 2020 | #2,832 | 43 |
| 2010 | #2,721 | 45 |
| 2000 | #3,060 | 29 |
| 1990 | #2,542 | 27 |
| 1980 | #1,163 | 62 |
| 1970 | #5,314 | 5 |
| 1960 | #4,510 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Saleem, counting every spelling?
Saleem is a spelling of Salim, a name family that ranked #1,413 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,533 for Saleem on its own. Together these spellings went to 118 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salim | 60 | #2,328 | 278 |
| Saleem | 53 | #2,533 | 264 |
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 Saleem?
53 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Saleem (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Saleem 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 158 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Saleem.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Saleem?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Saleem are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 9 and 36. That makes Saleem 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.
Saleem by state
How common Saleem was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (4.3×), New York (2.0×). In 43 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 Saleem: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Saleem, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Saleem
How popular is the name Saleem?
Saleem was the 2533rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 1163rd; the most babies were born in 2024 (72). Over the last ten years it has moved up 318 places. More babies were named Saleem in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Saleem a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Saleem in the US.
Where is Saleem most popular?
In 2021–2025, Saleem was most common in District of Columbia (0.34 per 1,000 boys), followed by Pennsylvania and New York.