Salim
Boy · sa-LEEM · Arabic
Salim is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “safe, sound, flawless”. In 2025 it ranked 1,613th for boys in the UK (17 babies) and 2,304th for boys in the US (60 babies).
What does Salim mean?
Arabic
“safe, sound, flawless”
Salim was the birth name of the Mughal emperor Jahangir, son of Akbar.
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Is Salim a girl's or a boy's name?
Salim is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 boys in the UK and 60 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Salim in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,613among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the UK were named Salim, making it the 1,613th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 22 boys.
Half of all the boys named Salim in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 37 boys in the UK were given Salim or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #822, up from #1,613 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,537th in England and Wales.
Salim in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,613 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,528 |
| 2023 | 18 | #1,507 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,261 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,693 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,454 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,445 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,585 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,334 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,423 |
| 2005 | 17 | #1,267 |
| 2004 | 17 | #1,183 |
| 2003 | 18 | #1,081 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,312 |
| 2001 | 20 | #913 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,113 |
| 1999 | 13 | #1,142 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 21 | #768 |
How popular is Salim in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,304among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 60about 1 in 28,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 60 boys in the US were named Salim, making it the 2,304th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,758th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 65 boys. It first appears in the records in 1960.
Half of all the boys named Salim in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 118 boys in the US were given Salim or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,344, up from #2,304 for this spelling alone.
Salim in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | #2,304 |
| 2024 | 50 | #2,637 |
| 2023 | 65 | #2,187 |
| 2022 | 53 | #2,562 |
| 2021 | 50 | #2,587 |
| 2020 | 44 | #2,758 |
| 2019 | 56 | #2,393 |
| 2018 | 54 | #2,416 |
| 2017 | 54 | #2,387 |
| 2016 | 55 | #2,365 |
| 2015 | 51 | #2,456 |
| 2014 | 45 | #2,659 |
| 2013 | 57 | #2,249 |
| 2012 | 47 | #2,593 |
| 2011 | 39 | #2,949 |
| 2010 | 51 | #2,428 |
| 2009 | 51 | #2,485 |
| 2008 | 38 | #3,056 |
| 2007 | 40 | #2,918 |
| 2006 | 46 | #2,577 |
| 2005 | 29 | #3,385 |
| 2004 | 31 | #3,154 |
| 2003 | 31 | #3,040 |
| 2002 | 41 | #2,424 |
| 2001 | 43 | #2,302 |
| 2000 | 29 | #2,987 |
| 1999 | 38 | #2,344 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 40 | #2,161 |
| 1996 | 33 | #2,375 |
| 1995 | 38 | #2,135 |
| 1994 | 32 | #2,387 |
| 1993 | 31 | #2,393 |
| 1992 | 32 | #2,298 |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,538 |
| 1990 | 21 | #2,946 |
| 1989 | 25 | #2,539 |
| 1988 | 32 | #1,984 |
| 1987 | 17 | #2,938 |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,508 |
| 1985 | 26 | #2,115 |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,795 |
| 1983 | 26 | #2,016 |
| 1982 | 25 | #2,110 |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,137 |
| 1980 | 35 | #1,655 |
| 1979 | 29 | #1,867 |
| 1978 | 31 | #1,718 |
| 1977 | 26 | #1,904 |
| 1976 | 21 | #2,176 |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,360 |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,356 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
| 1971 | 11 | #2,971 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,759 |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,663 |
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Other spellings of Salim
Saleem Saalim
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