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Saleem Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Saleem?

In 2018 the rare name Saleem, ranked the 2,242nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Saleem would be a striking name choice.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #1,164 in 1980 with 62 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Saleem was less than 5, most recently in 1971.

Approximately during the years 1974-1980, and 2011-2014 the name Saleem took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Saleem's popularity has been moving upward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Saleem for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Saleem?

Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Saleem is quite distinctive but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Saleem (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 61 2,242
2017 56 2,332
2016 43 2,819
2015 42 2,844
2014 57 2,314
2013 37 3,043
2012 36 3,156
2011 41 2,889
2010 45 2,717
2009 46 2,692
2008 36 3,205
2007 41 2,910
2006 37 3,016
2005 37 2,886
2004 45 2,477
2003 29 3,255
2002 27 3,327
2001 42 2,375
2000 29 3,058
1999 35 2,545
1998 36 2,439
1997 28 2,808
1996 32 2,472
1995 27 2,747
1994 34 2,333
1993 26 2,764
1992 30 2,453
1991 21 3,090
1990 27 2,542
1989 23 2,767
1988 32 2,024
1987 21 2,625
1986 29 2,051
1985 23 2,345
1984 20 2,517
1983 35 1,681
1982 28 1,985
1981 34 1,720
1980 62 1,164
1979 42 1,457
1978 44 1,407
1977 35 1,602
1976 18 2,486
1975 7 4,697
1974 8 4,118
1973 7 4,417
1972 11 3,115
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1970 5 5,311
1969 7 3,873
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1967 5 4,440
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.