Sarim
Boy · SAH-rim · Arabic
Sarim is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “sharp, resolute”. In 2025 it ranked 1,771st for boys in the UK (15 babies) and 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
What does Sarim mean?
Arabic
“sharp, resolute”
Arabic for sharp or resolute, a word traditionally used of a cutting sword.
- Say it
- SAH-rim
Is Sarim a girl's or a boy's name?
Sarim is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the UK and 13 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sarim in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,771among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were named Sarim, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,105th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 27 boys.
Half of all the boys named Sarim in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales.
Sarim in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 23 | #1,286 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 19 | #1,422 |
| 2020 | 27 | #1,105 |
| 2019 | 21 | #1,302 |
| 2018 | 25 | #1,173 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 17 | #1,535 |
| 2014 | 23 | #1,226 |
| 2013 | 20 | #1,347 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 26 | #1,095 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 19 | #1,340 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,436 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
How popular is Sarim in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,442among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 130,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the US were named Sarim, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,037th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Sarim in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sarim in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,037 |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,222 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 25 | #4,011 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,461 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
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