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Salim Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Salim?

In 2018 the rare name Salim, ranked the 2,427th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Salim would be a striking name choice.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #1,691 in 1980.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2013 with 57 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Salim in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1965.

Approximately during the years 1973-1978, 1989-1992, and 2003-2006, the name Salim took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1984-1987.

Salim's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Salim has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Salim?

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

The name Salim is quite distinctive and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Salim (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 54 2,427
2017 54 2,409
2016 55 2,380
2015 51 2,471
2014 45 2,695
2013 57 2,270
2012 47 2,619
2011 39 2,991
2010 51 2,460
2009 51 2,514
2008 38 3,087
2007 40 2,962
2006 46 2,611
2005 29 3,437
2004 31 3,205
2003 31 3,099
2002 41 2,460
2001 43 2,336
2000 29 3,059
1999 38 2,392
1998 17 4,165
1997 40 2,194
1996 33 2,426
1995 38 2,169
1994 32 2,434
1993 31 2,446
1992 32 2,349
1991 27 2,593
1990 21 3,039
1989 25 2,601
1988 32 2,025
1987 17 3,050
1986 21 2,589
1985 26 2,166
1984 31 1,832
1983 26 2,068
1982 26 2,102
1981 24 2,195
1980 35 1,691
1979 29 1,896
1978 31 1,748
1977 26 1,939
1976 21 2,226
1975 18 2,435
1974 17 2,438
1973 8 3,995
1972 8 3,905
1971 11 3,113
1970 9 3,477
1969 6 4,328
1968 14 2,290
1967 9 2,949
1966 5 4,421
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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.