Boys' name · since 1960
Salim
Salim has 2,005 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,301 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,315 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,005
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Salim is the #2315 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,005 recorded since 1960.
Salim has 2,005 recorded births among boys since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2315 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #3,301 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,315 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,005 born since 1960
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Salim ranks #3,301 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,315 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,005 born since 1960, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,301 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,315 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,005
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Salim's 2,005 recorded births place it above 92.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Salim compares
2,005 Top 22% higher than 78% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Salim's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Salim | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,005 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 34 | 22,252 |
Salim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Salim's full recorded timeline at 1995, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 65 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Salim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Salim by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (509 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Salim's strongest decade.
509 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Salim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
- 1970s 178
1970s
178 births
- 1980s
1980s
262 births
- 1990s
1990s
309 births
- 2000s
2000s
379 births
- 2010s
2010s
509 births
- 2020s
2020s
322 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 509 births (25% of all-time use).
How Salim compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Salim's total volume
Salim by state
Where Salim concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 266 | 13.3% |
| #2 | California | | 150 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 55 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 35 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 32 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 21 | 1.0% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 17 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Florida | | 11 | 0.5% |
266 of 2,005 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Salim appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Salim's data
- Salim's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (509 total births) through the 2020s (322) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Salims (266 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Salim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~65 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1960–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Salim draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.