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Boy name Swahili origin Muslim tradition

Salim

sah-LEEM · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Peace or safe.
Language
Swahili
Culture
Swahili/East African
Religion
Muslim
Style era
classic
Themes
virtue · peace
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2654
2024 births50
Peak year2023
First appeared1960
Total US births1,945
2023 peak19601976199220082024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Sal
Alternate spellings
SaleemSalem
In other languages
Salim

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