Is Saleem a boy or girl name?

Saleem is a boy’s name. Of the 1,945 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Saleem

Recorded 1960–2025 · United States

Saleem was most popular in 2024, when 72 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,425 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,412, with 53 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,945 people named Saleem.

Saleem over time

Births per year. The dot marks Saleem’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Saleem a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Saleem is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,945 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Saleem

Where Saleem is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org