Selim
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning safe, peaceful, or sound.
Selim by the numbers
In 2025, 29 babies in England and Wales were named Selim. In the US, 78 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 best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Selim. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Salimsafe or peaceful17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Selym3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Selahpause or rock; biblical term of uncertain significance693 in the US (2017)
- Salempeace; derived from place name366 in the US (2017)
- Sylisof the forest, woods; a modern respelling of Silas56 in the US (2017)
- Salihrighteous or virtuous13 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean peace
Like Selim, 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 Selim
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