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Salem

Girl's name · #436 in the US (2025) · Trending

63% girls · 37% boys — Salem is also given to boys: 400 in 2025, about 37% in recent years. Salem →

Popularity over time

Salem ranked #436 in 2025; about 6,500 girls have been named Salem since 1976.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#886 in Canada (2024).

Famous Salems

• Salem Ilese — American singer-songwriter (born 1999)
• Salem Mekuria — Ethiopian film director, video artist, academic
• Salem M. Busais — Zoologist
• Salem Mitchell — American model

In stories & tradition

• Salem — RWBY (web series)

What Salems become

Among 177 notable people named Salem:

Similar names: Ellianna · Zaliyah · Keziah · Shalom · Selah · Azariah

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