NameTides

Salim

Salim was the #2,304 boys' name in the US in 2025 (60 babies), and #1,538 in England & Wales and #1,083 in Canada.

Salim as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Salim as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Salim as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
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 & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#2,304 (60)#1,538 (17)—#1,083 (23)
2024#2,637 (50)#1,460 (18)—#871 (29)
2023#2,188 (65)#1,407 (18)—#1,079 (21)
2022#2,563 (53)#1,609 (15)—#1,142 (19)
2021#2,588 (50)#1,860 (12)—#1,478 (13)
2020#2,759 (44)#2,682 (7)—#1,176 (18)
2019#2,394 (56)#1,189 (22)—#1,256 (16)
2018#2,417 (54)#1,786 (13)—#732 (34)
2017#2,388 (54)#2,512 (8)—#971 (23)
2016#2,365 (55)#2,175 (10)—#938 (24)
2015#2,457 (51)#1,586 (15)—#1,041 (20)
2014#2,661 (45)#1,370 (18)—#1,200 (16)
2013#2,250 (57)#1,339 (18)—#874 (26)
2012#2,594 (47)#1,756 (13)—#966 (22)
2011#2,950 (39)#1,909 (11)—#1,163 (17)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #2,188.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1960.

How common is it?

about 1 in 29,000 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 29,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 6,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Salim is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 28,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 22,000 to 1 in 36,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Salim 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: #718MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: 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: #1,094PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: 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
Salim (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#32614

Salim (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SalimCanadaBoys#1,08323
SalimEngland & WalesBoys#1,53817
SalimIrelandBoys—too few
SalimNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
SalimUSBoys#2,30460