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Salem

Pronounced /ˈseɪləm/

Rank in 2024
#429
Born in 2024
715
Peak year
2023 · #417
Origin
Arabic, Hebrew
Also recorded for boys:440 in 2024 (#634)

1880 to 2024

Rising
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 715 girls were named Salem, about 1 in every 2,256.
  • It peaked in 2023 with 734 babies, ranked #417.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1976.
  • 5,774 girls have been named Salem since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Salem per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

  1. 0
    Greatest
  2. 0
    Silent
  3. 0
    Boomers
  4. <0.1
    Gen X
  5. <0.1
    Millennials
  6. <0.1
    Gen Z
  7. 0.2
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 43 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Millennials: 182 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 885 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 4,664 babies, 0.23 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

From Biblical Hebrew שָׁלֵם (šālēm) (Genesis 14:18). ==== Proper noun ==== Salem (countable and uncountable, plural Salems) The biblical place ruled by Melchizedek; mostly identified with Jerusalem. A number of places in the United States: The capital city of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. A city, the county seat of Fulton County, Arkansas. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Arkansas. A census-designated place in Saline County, Arkansas. A town in New London County, Connecticut. A city, the county seat of Marion County, Illinois.

  • A female given name from Hebrew.
  • A male given name from Arabic.
Origin
Arabic, Hebrew
Say it
/ˈseɪləm/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Salem, CC BY-SA 4.0.