Salim
Salim was the 2328th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 60 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 1690th; the most babies were born in 2023 (65). Over the last ten years it has moved up 150 places. More babies were named Salim in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,328 boys, up 472 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 60boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202365 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,005babies recorded
Salim popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,328 | 60 |
| 2020 | #2,800 | 44 |
| 2010 | #2,464 | 51 |
| 2000 | #3,061 | 29 |
| 1990 | #3,042 | 21 |
| 1980 | #1,690 | 35 |
| 1970 | #3,477 | 9 |
| 1960 | #3,985 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Salim, counting every spelling?
Salim is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,413 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,328 for Salim 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 Salim?
60 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Salim (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Salim 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 140 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Salim.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Salim?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Salim are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 10 and 35. That makes Salim 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.
Salim by state
How common Salim was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (6.6×), New York (1.7×). 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 Salim: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Salim, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Salim
How popular is the name Salim?
Salim was the 2328th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 60 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 1690th; the most babies were born in 2023 (65). Over the last ten years it has moved up 150 places. More babies were named Salim in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Salim a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Salim in the US.
Where is Salim most popular?
In 2021–2025, Salim was most common in Minnesota (0.21 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and New York.