Salim is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning “safe.” In 2024 it was given to 50 boys in the United States.
Salim belongs to the Muslim & Arabic tradition. Its meaning — “safe” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Salim first appears in Social Security records in 1960. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1691 in 1980, and in 2024 50 babies received the name — 1,945 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Salim means “safe” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Salim is a boy name. In 2024, 50 babies received the name in the US.
Salim comes from the Muslim & Arabic tradition.
Salim first appears in US records in 1960. Its best-ever ranking was #1691 in 1980, and 50 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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