NameTides

Alim

Alim was the #3,949 boys' name in the US in 2025 (27 babies), and #5,137 in England & Wales.

Alim as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Alim as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Alim as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#3,949 (27)#5,137 (3)—
2024#3,045 (40)#2,922 (7)#2,439 (7)
2023#3,883 (28)——
2022#4,442 (23)#3,049 (6)—
2021#4,118 (25)#3,017 (6)—
2020#3,418 (32)#4,608 (3)—
2019#3,347 (34)#3,411 (5)—
2018#3,106 (37)#3,011 (6)—
2017#3,889 (27)#4,812 (3)—
2016#4,776 (20)#3,478 (5)—
2015#4,545 (21)#3,373 (5)—
2014#5,733 (15)#3,895 (4)—
2013#4,313 (22)#2,660 (7)—
2012#4,003 (25)#2,721 (7)—
2011#4,983 (18)#2,613 (7)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #3,045.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1970.

How common is it?

about 1 in 63,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 63,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 91,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Alim is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 48,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 33,000 to 1 in 72,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Alim by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,760NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Alim (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AlimCanadaBoys—too few
AlimEngland & WalesBoys#5,1373
AlimUSBoys#3,94927