Saalim
Saalim Abdul Hakim is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He played college football at Palomar College before transferring to the Tarleton State Texans. He is the younger brother of former NFL wide receiver and punt returner Az-Zahir Hakim.
Meaning & Origin of Saalim
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Saalim Abdul Hakim is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He played college football at Palomar College before transferring to the Tarleton State Texans. He is the younger brother of former NFL wide receiver and punt returner Az-Zahir Hakim.
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The Story of Saalim
The earliest SSA record of Saalim as a baby boy name dates back to 2004, when 5 babies received it. 2012 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Saalim — #10,768 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Saalim on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Saalim last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 22 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Saalim
Saalim is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 22 births in the dataset. Saalim's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #10,768. Use the chart and map above to compare Saalim'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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