How Many People Are Named Alim?
An estimated 798 people in the United States have the first name Alim. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Alim peaked in popularity in 2024 with 40 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alim as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Alim paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
798
About 1 in 429,517 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2024
40 births
Total Registered
813
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alim
Alim is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 813 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Alim as a male name
Ranked #3,038 in 2024
40 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (40 births)
Alim: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alim span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 243 babies were registered. While Alim is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Alim by Decade
How has Alim tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Alim by State
Birth registrations for Alim span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Virginia, New Jersey, California. On average, about 15 Alims were registered per state.
Alim + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alim as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alim: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alim?
We estimate approximately 798 people named Alim are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 429,517 Americans share this first name.
Is Alim a common name?
Alim is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 813 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alim most popular?
Alim reached peak popularity in 2024, when 40 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alim is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alim a male name?
Alim is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alim Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alim Smith, Alim Johnson, Alim Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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