Alim
Alim is one of the Names of God in Islam, meaning "All-knowing one". It is also used as a personal name, as a short form of Abdul Alim, "Servant of the All-Knowing".
- Arabic
- Turkish
- Azerbaijani
- Circassian
Meaning & Origin of Alim
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alim is one of the Names of God in Islam, meaning "All-knowing one". It is also used as a personal name, as a short form of Abdul Alim, "Servant of the All-Knowing".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Turkish
- Azerbaijani
- Circassian
- Uyghur
The Story of Alim
The earliest SSA record of Alim as a baby boy name dates back to 1970, when 5 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 40 newborns named Alim — #3,036 in the national rankings. About 27% of every Alim on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Alim ranks #3,217 for baby boys with 37 births, gradually rising (+6%). All told, over 886 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Alim
Alim is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 886 births in the dataset. Alim's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #2,903. Use the chart and map above to compare Alim's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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