Alim

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Alim: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Alim: Recorded since 1996, its highest recorded position is #1,235, and it stood at #2,921 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
27times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1235highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1235
1997	#2859
1998	#1821
2000	#2142
2001	#1746
2002	#1799
2003	#1962
2004	#2304
2005	#2174
2006	#2870
2007	#3589
2008	#2775
2009	#3744
2010	#1911
2011	#2613
2012	#2721
2013	#2660
2014	#3895
2015	#3373
2016	#3478
2017	#4812
2018	#3011
2019	#3411
2020	#4608
2021	#3017
2022	#3048
2024	#2921

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 27 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1235 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1235 among boys in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2921 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Alim by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Alim in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	19	3 of 10	6
2000sbusiest	58	10 of 10	6
2010s	60	10 of 10	6
2020s	22	4 of 10	6

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 6 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Alim appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1235 in England and Wales in 1996.

Alim's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#2921	7	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#3048	6	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3017	6	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#4608	3	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3411	5	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#3011	6	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#4812	3	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#3478	5	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#3373	5	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#3895	4	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2660	7	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2721	7	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2613	7	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1911	11	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#3744	4	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2775	6	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#3589	4	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2870	5	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#2174	7	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#2304	6	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1962	7	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1799	7	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1746	7	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#2142	5	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#1821	6	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#2859	3	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1235	10	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 27 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,235, first reached in 1996.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 11 births, registered in England and Wales in 2010.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
23 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
3separate stretches the record falls into3 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#2,921position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
11births registered in its largest year, 2010Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Abrar · #1235, 29y
Jalal · #1235, 29y
Jasraj · #1235, 29y
Ariba · #1234, 26y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Abrar · #1235, 29y
Jalal · #1235, 29y
Jasraj · #1235, 29y
Ariba · #1234, 26y

Alim and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Alim without appearing here.

Alim moved ahead of

Glenn Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3017 and #2730 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2921 and #5119.
Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3048 and #2165 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2921 and #5119.
Kim Compare
In 2009 they stood at #3744 and #2544 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #1911 and #3865.
Shannon Compare
In 2018 they stood at #4812 and #4812 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #3411 and #4702.

Moved ahead of Alim

Leif Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2660 and #2954 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #3895 and #1935.
Rodney Compare
In 2019 they stood at #3411 and #3937 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #4608 and #2682.
Magnus Compare
In 1996 they stood at #1235 and #1337 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1997 that had become #2859 and #1113.
Markus Compare
In 1996 they stood at #1235 and #1337 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1997 that had become #2859 and #1113.

Moved the opposite way to Alim

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Alim went from #1235 to #2921 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Alim went from #1235 to #2921 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Alim went from #1235 to #2921 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Alim went from #1235 to #2921 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Alim

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Alim went from #1235 to #2921 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Alim went from #1235 to #2921 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Alim went from #1235 to #2921 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Alim went from #1235 to #2921 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1235 in England and Wales in 1996. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Alim

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Popularity journey

Alim by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Alim appears in

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Alim at a glance

Alim by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Alim and the names beside it

Alim moved ahead of

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