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Boy name Turkish origin Muslim tradition

Selim

seh-LEEM · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
safe; secure; sound
Language
Turkish
Culture
Turkish
Religion
Muslim
Style era
timeless
Themes
royal · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2252
2024 births64
Peak year2017
First appeared1971
Total US births973
2017 peak19711984199820112024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Se
Alternate spellings
SalimSelym
In other languages
Selim (Turkish)Salim (Arabic)

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Notable people named Selim

Selim I (Ottoman sultan)
Selim III