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Salem
Pronounced /ˈseɪləm/
Rank in 2024
#634
Born in 2024
440
Peak year
2023 · #630
Origin
Arabic, Hebrew
Also recorded for girls:715 in 2024 (#429)
1880 to 2024
RisingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 440 boys were named Salem, about 1 in every 3,898.
- It peaked in 2023 with 440 babies, ranked #630.
- It first shows up in the records in 1912.
- 4,284 boys 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.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- 0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 75 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 22 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 21 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 128 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Millennials: 299 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 761 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 2,978 babies, 0.14 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.