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Salim

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) · #355 in Belgium (2025) · #445 in Italy (2024) · #498 in Sweden (2025) · #705 in Austria (2025) · #738 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,083 in Canada (2025) · #1,100 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,538 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,106 in Ecuador (2023) · #756 in Poland (2020) · #1,132 in Slovakia (2013) and 1 more.

Famous Salims

• Salim Ali — Indian ornithologist (1896–1987)
• Salim Khan — Indian actor and screenwriter (born 1935)
• Salim Kumar — Indian film actor, director and writer (1969–2026)
• Salim Durani — Afghan-born Indian cricketer (1934–2023)
• Salim Ghouse — Indian film, television and theatre actor (1951–2022)

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 · Asim · Saleh · Asad · Naeem · Shayan

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