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Salim
OriginArabic
Meaning"safe"
About Salim
Distinguished by association with renowned African diplomat Salim Ahmed Salim, this name is popular in many variations throughout the Arab world. Its use is growing in the US as well, especially in its Salem version.
Pronounced suh-LEEM.
As of October 2026, Salim ranked #2328 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1691 in 1980.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,701 | 45 | 23.4 |
| 2015 | #2,477 | 51 | 26.6 |
| 2016 | #2,383 | 55 | 29 |
| 2017 | #2,411 | 54 | 29.2 |
| 2018 | #2,440 | 54 | 29.7 |
| 2019 | #2,414 | 56 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | #2,799 | 44 | 25.5 |
| 2021 | #2,615 | 50 | 28.6 |
| 2022 | #2,583 | 53 | 30.4 |
| 2023 | #2,214 | 65 | 38 |
| 2024 | #2,654 | 50 | 29 |
| 2025 | #2,328 | 60 | 35.1 |
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