Salim

Salim

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Arabic

Salim first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2018 with 33 babies (rank #762 that year). In 2024 it was given to 27 boys (rank #968). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Salim

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Salim yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

572

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	15	#917
1992	10	#1,191
1993	15	#930
1994	13	#959
1995	10	#1,321
1996	14	#1,035
1997	15	#973
1998	15	#973
1999	12	#1,163
2000	11	#1,245
2001	9	#1,462
2002	17	#948
2003	15	#1,044
2004	14	#1,173
2005	15	#1,149
2006	15	#1,210
2007	16	#1,177
2008	13	#1,417
2009	20	#1,075
2010	21	#1,035
2011	15	#1,329
2012	20	#1,068
2013	27	#876
2014	19	#1,107
2015	17	#1,204
2016	25	#940
2017	21	#1,093
2018	33	#762
2019	14	#1,473
2020	18	#1,233
2021	12	#1,678
2022	18	#1,251
2023	21	#1,128
2024	27	#968

Year

Babies

Rank

1991

#917

1992

#1,191

1993

#930

1994

#959

1995

#1,321

1996

#1,035

1997

#973

1998

#973

1999

#1,163

2000

#1,245

2001

#1,462

2002

#948

2003

#1,044

2004

#1,173

2005

#1,149

2006

#1,210

2007

#1,177

2008

#1,417

2009

#1,075

2010

#1,035

2011

#1,329

2012

#1,068

2013

#876

2014

#1,107

2015

#1,204

2016

#940

2017

#1,093

2018

#762

2019

#1,473

2020

#1,233

2021

#1,678

2022

#1,251

2023

#1,128

2024

#968

Numerology of Salim

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Salim

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Names ranked near Salim in 2024

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Year-by-Year Detail