Saleem
Salim is a name of Semitic origin from the root It derives from the Semitic tri-consonantal root s-l-m (س-ل-م) meaning "safe" "clean" or "undamaged".
- Arabic
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Saleem
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Salim is a name of Semitic origin from the root It derives from the Semitic tri-consonantal root s-l-m (س-ل-م) meaning "safe" "clean" or "undamaged".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
The Story of Saleem
American parents first put Saleem on the record books as a baby boy name in 1960, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 72 Saleems were born — ranking #2,070 that year. About 23% of every Saleem on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Saleem ranks #2,150 for baby boys with 70 births, rising sharply (+16% over the past five years). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Saleem
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Saleem. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Saleem
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About the name Saleem
Saleem is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Saleem's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #1,154. Use the chart and map above to compare Saleem'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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