Salim

Meaning: Safe, secure, unharmed
Origin: Arabic

Boy's name · #2328 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Salim is climbing: on the charts since 1960, it is ranked #2328 in 2025, with about 60 boys given the name last year. Roughly 2,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#262 in France (2025) · #360 in Belgium (2025) · #498 in Sweden (2025) · #705 in Austria (2025) · #738 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,100 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,600 in England & Wales (2025) · #968 in Canada (2024).

Famous Salims

Salim Ali — Indian ornithologist (1896–1987)
Salim al-Huss — Lebanese statesman (1929–2024)
Salim Ahmed Salim — Tanzanian politician and diplomat
Salim Idris — Syrian military officer (born 1958)
Salim Barakat — Syrian-Swedish writer

In stories & tradition

Salim Mirza — Garm Hava (film)

What Salims become

Among 454 notable people named Salim:

Political leaders appear 1.37× more often than among typical names — e.g. Salim al-Huss, Lebanese statesman (1929–2024).

Similar names: Saleem · Hashim · Saleh · Marwan · Rahim · Zaki

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