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Saleem

“Safe; clean; undamaged” — Semitic origin

Boy's name · #2516 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Saleem has appeared in US records since 1960 — best rank #1154 (1980) · 1,945 babies named Saleem all-time · 1 in 33,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 16,000 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 19,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Saleems

• Saleem Sherwani — Olympic field hockey player
• Saleem Malik — Pakistani cricketer
• Saleem Haddad — Kuwaiti writer
• Saleem Altaf — Pakistani cricketer
• Saleem Yousuf — Pakistani cricketer

In stories & tradition

• Saleem Sinai — Midnight's Children

What Saleems become

Among 86 notable people named Saleem:

Political leaders appear 1.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Saleem Rehman, politician in Pakistan.

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