Salim Boy
How popular is Salim?
#2,304 boy name in 2025
60 baby boys were named Salim in the US in 2025, making it the 2304th most popular boy name.
1,949living people named Salim (est.)
20median age of people named Salim
2,005babies named Salim since 1880
1 in 55,256US babies born in 2025
Salim popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,304 for boys (▲ 333 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 60 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+18% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,456 in 2015, #2,758 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (65 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,655 in 1980 |
| First recorded | 1960 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Salim is most popular
Babies named Salim per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Minnesota: 0.2 per 1,000 (26 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (24 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Massachusetts: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Salim by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46 | #2,199 |
| 1970s | 178 | #1,718 |
| 1980s | 262 | #1,655 |
| 1990s | 309 | #2,135 |
| 2000s | 379 | #2,302 |
| 2010s | 509 | #2,249 |
| 2020s | 322 | #2,187 |
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Questions
- Is Salim a boy or girl name?
- Salim is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Salim were boys.
- How popular is the name Salim?
- 60 baby boys were named Salim in the US in 2025, making it the 2304th most popular boy name.
- When was Salim most popular?
- Salim peaked in 2023, when 65 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,655 in 1980.
- How many people are named Salim?
- 2,005 babies have been named Salim in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,949 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
- Where is Salim most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Salim was most common in Minnesota, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.