MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Salim mean?
Salīm is an Arabic adjective from the peace-and-safety root s-l-m, the same root family that supplies Salam. The Arabic s-l-m root also underlies Salma and Salman.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Arabic
سليم
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
सलीम
Conventional spelling
Other spellings
- Saleem
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Salim in Indian usage
217,644 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (96.4%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 7,771 records (3.6%).
- Recorded as male: 209,873 records (96.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,075 |
| 1940s | 4,303 |
| 1950s | 16,982 |
| 1960s | 42,668 |
| 1970s | 58,001 |
| 1980s | 61,627 |
| 1990s | 32,699 |
| Other decades | 289 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 95,823 |
| Rajasthan | 23,318 |
| Kerala | 17,931 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 17,464 |
| Bihar | 13,449 |
| Maharashtra | 12,969 |
| Jharkhand | 7,582 |
| Haryana | 6,450 |
| Delhi | 5,690 |
| Uttarakhand | 5,282 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 5,230 |
| Punjab | 3,211 |
| Karnataka | 1,217 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 611 |
| Goa | 518 |
| Chandigarh | 205 |
| Odisha | 130 |
| Meghalaya | 112 |
| Other states | 452 |
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 | Salim / M | 17 | 1,538 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Salim ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- 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 Salim; Table_6, C1605 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Salim; Table_6, C1605
- Behind the Name: Salim ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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