Saleem

maleStatistical record

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

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

Saleem: Recorded every year since 1996, it reached #1,128 in 2002, and it stood at #1,951 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
29times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1128highest recorded position
9groupings 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	#1337
1997	#1761
1998	#1263
1999	#1664
2000	#1241
2001	#1467
2002	#1128
2003	#1771
2004	#2578
2005	#3208
2006	#3385
2007	#2741
2008	#4432
2009	#4527
2010	#1801
2011	#2892
2012	#1669
2013	#1920
2014	#3895
2015	#2020
2016	#2556
2017	#1812
2018	#3011
2019	#3411
2020	#2682
2021	#2301
2022	#2755
2023	#2007
2024	#1951

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 every year 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 #1337 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: #1128 among boys in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1951 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Saleem 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 Saleem in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	32	4 of 10	8
2000s	67	10 of 10	7
2010sbusiest	90	10 of 10	9
2020s	46	5 of 10	9

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 9 births a year.

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

Saleem 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: #1128 in England and Wales in 2002.

Saleem'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	#1951	12	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#2007	11	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#2755	7	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#2301	9	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2682	7	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	#1812	13	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2556	8	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2020	11	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#3895	4	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1920	11	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1669	14	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2892	6	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1801	12	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#4527	3	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#4432	3	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2741	6	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#3385	4	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#3208	4	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#2578	5	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1771	8	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1128	14	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1467	9	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1241	11	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1664	7	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#1263	10	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#1761	6	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1337	9	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 29 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,128, first reached in 2002.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 14 births, registered in England and Wales in 2002.

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 →
29 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
1unbroken stretch — never absent from the recordUnbroken since it first appeared →
#1,951position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
14births registered in its largest year, 2002Under 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.

Muhsin · #1128, 29y
Fenn · #1127, 29y
Hafiza · #1129, 29y
Hanad · #1127, 29y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

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

Muhsin · #1128, 29y
Fenn · #1127, 29y
Hafiza · #1129, 29y
Hanad · #1127, 29y

Saleem 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 Saleem without appearing here.

Saleem moved ahead of

Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2007 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1951 and #5119.
Geoffrey Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2755 and #1879 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2007 and #4107.
Kim Compare
In 2009 they stood at #4527 and #2544 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #1801 and #3865.
Shannon Compare
In 2012 they stood at #4432 and #4432 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #1920 and #3822.

Moved ahead of Saleem

Marius Compare
In 2013 they stood at #1920 and #2055 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #3895 and #1486.
Leif Compare
In 2013 they stood at #1920 and #2954 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #3895 and #1935.
Aksel Compare
In 2013 they stood at #1920 and #2403 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #3895 and #2079.
Ronny Compare
In 2003 they stood at #1771 and #1962 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #2578 and #906.

Moved the opposite way to Saleem

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Saleem went from #1337 to #1951 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Saleem went from #1337 to #1951 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Saleem went from #1337 to #1951 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Saleem went from #1337 to #1951 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Saleem

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Saleem went from #1337 to #1951 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Saleem went from #1337 to #1951 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Saleem went from #1337 to #1951 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Saleem went from #1337 to #1951 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: #1128 in England and Wales in 2002. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Saleem

Saleem at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Saleem by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Saleem appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Saleem at a glance

Saleem by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Saleem appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Saleem and the names beside it

Saleem moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Saleem

Moved the opposite way to Saleem

Moved the same way as Saleem