Salim
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning safe or peaceful.
Salim by the numbers
In 2025, 17 babies in England and Wales were named Salim. In the US, 54 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 57 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Salim. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Salempeace; derived from place name366 in the US (2017)
- Selimsafe, peaceful, or sound29 in England and Wales (2025)
- Salihrighteous or virtuous13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sarimstrict; severe; determined15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Salampeace or greetings14 in the US (2017)
- Saimfasting; one who fasts10 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Salim
Names that are said the same way as Salim, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean peace
Like Salim, each of these has peace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliverolive tree; peace3,154 in England and Wales (2025)
- Axelfather of peace3,782 in the US (2017)
- Freddiepeaceful ruler; from Frederick2,526 in England and Wales (2025)
- Paxtonpeace settlement or town1,993 in the US (2017)
- Paytonpeace settlement or town; variant of Paxton1,922 in the US (2017)
- Jeffreypeace; variant of Geoffrey1,049 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Salim
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