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Saleem

Boy

Meaning of Saleem: Arabic: 'sound', 'safe', or 'peaceful'

Saleem is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2476th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1951st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2476

53 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1951

12 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,945

First recorded 1960 · peak 2024

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 34 babies1982: 28 babies1983: 35 babies1984: 20 babies1985: 23 babies1986: 29 babies1987: 21 babies1988: 32 babies1989: 23 babies1990: 27 babies19901991: 21 babies1992: 30 babies1993: 26 babies1994: 34 babies1995: 27 babies1996: 32 babies1997: 28 babies1998: 36 babies1999: 35 babies2000: 29 babies20002001: 42 babies2002: 27 babies2003: 29 babies2004: 45 babies2005: 37 babies2006: 37 babies2007: 41 babies2008: 36 babies2009: 47 babies2010: 45 babies20102011: 41 babies2012: 36 babies2013: 37 babies2014: 57 babies2015: 42 babies2016: 43 babies2017: 56 babies2018: 61 babies2019: 53 babies2020: 43 babies20202021: 47 babies2022: 44 babies2023: 48 babies2024: 72 babies2025: 53 babies
US babies named Saleem per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 72.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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