How Many People Are Named Saleem?
An estimated 1,847 people in the United States have the first name Saleem. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Saleem peaked in popularity in 2024 with 72 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Saleem 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 Saleem paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,847
About 1 in 185,574 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2024
72 births
Total Registered
1,892
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Saleem
Saleem is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,892 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Saleem as a male name
Ranked #2,085 in 2024
72 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (72 births)
Saleem: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Saleem span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 471 babies were registered. While Saleem is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Saleem by Decade
How has Saleem 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.
Saleem by State
Birth registrations for Saleem span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York. The lowest are in North Carolina, District of Columbia, Ohio. On average, about 92 Saleems were registered per state.
Saleem + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Saleem as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Saleem
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Saleem: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Saleem?
We estimate approximately 1,847 people named Saleem 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 185,574 Americans share this first name.
Is Saleem a common name?
Saleem is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,892 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Saleem most popular?
Saleem reached peak popularity in 2024, when 72 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Saleem is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Saleem a male name?
Saleem is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Saleem Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Saleem Smith, Saleem Johnson, Saleem 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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