How Many People Are Named Salim?
An estimated 1,897 people in the United States have the first name Salim. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Salim peaked in popularity in 2023 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Salim 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 Salim paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,897
About 1 in 180,682 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2023
65 births
Total Registered
1,945
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Salim
Salim is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,945 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Salim as a male name
Ranked #2,654 in 2024
50 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (65 births)
Salim: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Salim span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 509 babies were registered. While Salim is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Salim by Decade
How has Salim 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.
Salim by State
Birth registrations for Salim span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Minnesota. The lowest are in Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina. On average, about 50 Salims were registered per state.
Salim + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Salim as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Salim
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Salim: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Salim?
We estimate approximately 1,897 people named Salim 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 180,682 Americans share this first name.
Is Salim a common name?
Salim is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,945 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Salim most popular?
Salim reached peak popularity in 2023, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Salim is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Salim a male name?
Salim is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Salim Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Salim Smith, Salim Johnson, Salim 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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