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Origin & history of Salim1
Arabic roots
Salim comes from the Arabic tradition, meaning Peaceful, secure, flawless, safe.
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How popular is Salim?
2023
peak year
Today, Salim is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2499), with only about 53 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2023, 65 babies were given the name (ranked #2214 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Salim's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 1,945 babies have been registered as Salim since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
65
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,214)
(ranked #2,214)
53
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
530
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,945
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Salim9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
S1
A1
L3
I9
M4
Sum: 18 → Life path 9
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Personality of Salim🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
💝
Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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