Alim first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1970. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2024, 40 babies received the name (ranked #3038). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3858), with roughly 29 babies named Alim each year. Alim's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 813 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.