Salem
Boy and girl name · Hebrew origin
Salem meaning
Safe
Salem at a glance
- Used as
- Boy and girl name
- Origin (girl)
- Hebrew
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- سالمAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #634 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #429 in 2024
Salem popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | #2,544 | 5 |
| 1920 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1940 | #2,871 | 7 |
| 1950 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1980 | #2,618 | 18 |
| 1990 | #2,865 | 22 |
| 2000 | #2,805 | 32 |
| 2010 | #2,037 | 67 |
| 2020 | #805 | 288 |
| 2023 | #630 | 440 |
| 2024 | #634 | 440 |
All 74 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | #2,544 | 5 |
| 1915 | #3,392 | 6 |
| 1916 | #3,898 | 5 |
| 1918 | #2,398 | 12 |
| 1919 | #3,115 | 8 |
| 1920 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1921 | #3,517 | 7 |
| 1922 | #3,872 | 6 |
| 1923 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1924 | #3,260 | 8 |
| 1926 | #3,139 | 8 |
| 1931 | #2,864 | 8 |
| 1940 | #2,871 | 7 |
| 1942 | #2,940 | 7 |
| 1950 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1962 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1963 | #4,049 | 5 |
| 1966 | #3,536 | 6 |
| 1969 | #3,595 | 7 |
| 1971 | #3,370 | 9 |
| 1972 | #3,620 | 8 |
| 1973 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1974 | #3,120 | 11 |
| 1975 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1976 | #3,471 | 10 |
| 1977 | #3,385 | 11 |
| 1978 | #2,669 | 16 |
| 1979 | #2,465 | 19 |
| 1980 | #2,618 | 18 |
| 1981 | #2,898 | 15 |
| 1982 | #4,234 | 9 |
| 1983 | #2,913 | 15 |
| 1984 | #2,706 | 17 |
| 1985 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1986 | #3,268 | 14 |
| 1987 | #3,071 | 16 |
| 1988 | #2,197 | 28 |
| 1989 | #3,094 | 19 |
| 1990 | #2,865 | 22 |
| 1991 | #3,813 | 15 |
| 1992 | #3,920 | 15 |
| 1993 | #3,500 | 18 |
| 1994 | #2,618 | 28 |
| 1995 | #2,554 | 29 |
| 1996 | #2,483 | 31 |
| 1997 | #2,396 | 34 |
| 1998 | #2,851 | 28 |
| 1999 | #2,510 | 35 |
| 2000 | #2,805 | 32 |
| 2001 | #2,520 | 38 |
| 2002 | #2,603 | 37 |
| 2003 | #2,507 | 41 |
| 2004 | #2,024 | 59 |
| 2005 | #2,701 | 40 |
| 2006 | #2,513 | 48 |
| 2007 | #2,867 | 41 |
| 2008 | #2,467 | 51 |
| 2009 | #1,789 | 84 |
| 2010 | #2,037 | 67 |
| 2011 | #2,260 | 57 |
| 2012 | #2,016 | 69 |
| 2013 | #1,623 | 94 |
| 2014 | #1,485 | 109 |
| 2015 | #1,283 | 139 |
| 2016 | #1,245 | 149 |
| 2017 | #1,149 | 165 |
| 2018 | #1,207 | 155 |
| 2019 | #925 | 236 |
| 2020 | #805 | 288 |
| 2021 | #714 | 364 |
| 2022 | #680 | 399 |
| 2023 | #630 | 440 |
| 2024 | #634 | 440 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 |
| 1980 | #6,789 | 9 |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 |
| 2000 | #3,453 | 38 |
| 2010 | #2,670 | 67 |
| 2020 | #608 | 479 |
| 2023 | #417 | 734 |
| 2024 | #429 | 715 |
All 48 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 |
| 1977 | #6,340 | 9 |
| 1978 | #6,946 | 8 |
| 1979 | #7,314 | 8 |
| 1980 | #6,789 | 9 |
| 1982 | #8,223 | 7 |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 |
| 1984 | #5,539 | 12 |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 |
| 1986 | #6,612 | 10 |
| 1987 | #6,335 | 11 |
| 1988 | #6,667 | 11 |
| 1989 | #7,449 | 10 |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 |
| 1991 | #7,987 | 10 |
| 1992 | #6,007 | 15 |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 |
| 1994 | #5,445 | 17 |
| 1995 | #4,846 | 20 |
| 1996 | #4,739 | 21 |
| 1997 | #3,448 | 33 |
| 1998 | #3,172 | 39 |
| 1999 | #3,148 | 41 |
| 2000 | #3,453 | 38 |
| 2001 | #2,808 | 52 |
| 2002 | #2,709 | 56 |
| 2003 | #3,290 | 44 |
| 2004 | #3,033 | 51 |
| 2005 | #2,863 | 57 |
| 2006 | #3,090 | 54 |
| 2007 | #3,096 | 56 |
| 2008 | #2,773 | 65 |
| 2009 | #2,359 | 82 |
| 2010 | #2,670 | 67 |
| 2011 | #2,695 | 65 |
| 2012 | #2,205 | 85 |
| 2013 | #2,096 | 91 |
| 2014 | #1,519 | 144 |
| 2015 | #1,424 | 162 |
| 2016 | #1,284 | 188 |
| 2017 | #1,196 | 204 |
| 2018 | #1,008 | 257 |
| 2019 | #749 | 377 |
| 2020 | #608 | 479 |
| 2021 | #506 | 614 |
| 2022 | #448 | 699 |
| 2023 | #417 | 734 |
| 2024 | #429 | 715 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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