MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Alim mean?
Arabic ʿālim, written عالم, denotes a learned person or scholar. The related form ʿalīm, written عليم, also expresses knowledge and is another source of the name Alim.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
आलिम
Conventional spelling
Arabic
عالم
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
अलीम
17,300 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Alim in Indian usage
20,254 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (95%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,015 records (5%).
- Recorded as male: 19,239 records (95%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 593 |
| 1950s | 1,349 |
| 1960s | 2,823 |
| 1970s | 4,348 |
| 1980s | 6,229 |
| 1990s | 4,667 |
| Other decades | 245 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 9,933 |
| Bihar | 2,565 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,978 |
| Maharashtra | 1,793 |
| Rajasthan | 994 |
| Jharkhand | 965 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 615 |
| Haryana | 536 |
| Delhi | 295 |
| Uttarakhand | 262 |
| Other states | 318 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Alim / M | 3 | 5,137 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Alim; Table_6, C5231 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Alim; Table_6, C5231
- Wiktionary: عالم ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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