Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- Peace. Biblical name of ancient city later identified with Jerusalem.
Peace; In the Psalms, Salem is used as an abbreviated name for Jerusalem.
Syllables
2
Themes
- Biblical
- Place
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Salem
Pronunciation
s(a)-lem
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #634, 440 births); most recent 2025 (rank #679, 400 births)
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #417, 734 births); most recent 2025 (rank #435, 711 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 400 | 711 |
| 2024 | 440 | 715 |
| 2023 | 440 | 734 |
| 2022 | 399 | 699 |
| 2021 | 364 | 614 |
| 2020 | 288 | 479 |
| 2019 | 236 | 377 |
| 2018 | 155 | 257 |
| 2017 | 165 | 204 |
| 2016 | 149 | 188 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #1243, 22 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1360, 20 births)
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #3447, 6 births); most recent 2024 (rank #5890, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | – |
| 2024 | 18 | 3 |
| 2023 | 22 | 5 |
| 2022 | 13 | 3 |
| 2021 | 9 | – |
| 2020 | 13 | 6 |
| 2019 | 9 | – |
| 2018 | 11 | – |
| 2017 | 13 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1980 (rank #442, 48 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1566, 19 births)
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #5359, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19 | – |
| 2022 | 21 | – |
| 2021 | 27 | – |
| 2020 | 22 | 3 |
| 2019 | 31 | – |
| 2018 | 25 | – |
| 2017 | 27 | – |
| 2016 | 21 | – |
| 2015 | 17 | – |
| 2014 | 27 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #733, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #635, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #545, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 | – |
| 2020 | – | 6 |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence