Salem

Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 57% girls / 43% boys

Salem first appears in the data in 1976 and has been recorded in 48 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2023 with 734 babies (rank #417 that year). In 2024 it was given to 715 girls (rank #430). The name has been rising over the last five years.
10,058
Total babies (all years)
48
Years in the data
734
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19769#6,472
19779#6,750
19788#7,483
19798#7,871
19809#7,261
19827#8,985
198310#6,602
198412#5,810
19858#8,143
198610#7,010
198711#6,682
198811#7,022
198910#7,906
199010#8,373
199110#8,464
199215#6,237
199310#8,561
199417#5,652
199520#4,983
199621#4,850
199733#3,525
199839#3,212
199941#3,180
200038#3,507
200152#2,841
200256#2,739
200344#3,340
200451#3,062
200557#2,900
200654#3,129
200756#3,120
200865#2,797
200982#2,373
201067#2,688
201165#2,720
201285#2,228
201391#2,103
2014144#1,524
2015162#1,433
2016188#1,285
2017204#1,196
2018257#1,013
2019377#749
2020479#608
2021614#506
2022699#449
2023734#417
2024715#430