Alim
Boy · ah-LEEM · Arabic
Alim is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “learned, wise”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 3,948th for boys in the US (27 babies).
What does Alim mean?
Arabic: from Arabic alim; also used in Turkish
“learned, wise”
Al-Alim, 'the All-Knowing', is one of the 99 names of God in Islam.
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- ah-LEEM
Is Alim a girl's or a boy's name?
Alim is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 27 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Alim in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Alim, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2010, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Alim in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Alim in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Alim in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,948among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 63,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the US were named Alim, making it the 3,948th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,416th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 40 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Alim in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alim in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #3,948 |
| 2024 | 40 | #3,044 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,880 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,438 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,114 |
| 2020 | 32 | #3,416 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,344 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,104 |
| 2017 | 27 | #3,885 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,543 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,311 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,000 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 24 | #4,098 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,918 |
| 2007 | 21 | #4,491 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4,182 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,400 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,274 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,928 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
Names like Alim
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