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Salem

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THE NAME, AT A GLANCE

A closer look at Salem.

Written length
5 letters
First letter
S
Syllables
About 2
Vowels · consonants
2 · 3
Ends with
M
Name number
5
Popularity data
United States · yearly data below
Spelled backwards
Melas

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POPULARITY

How popular is Salem?

How we use the data

Salem is not in today’s top 200.

It is outside the 2020–2025 top 200, but the official yearly data below shows its whole story.

Salem over the years

In 2024, 715 girls in the U.S. were named Salem (rank #430). Its best rank was #417 in 2023, and the most babies got the name in 2023 (734).

Babies named Salem each year in the U.S., 1980 to 2024 (SSA) 0367734 198019902000201020202024
Boys: 440 in 2024 (#634)Girls: 715 in 2024 (#430)Gaps = years outside the top 1,000.
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U.S. Social Security Administration · top 1,000 per year
YearCategoryRankBabies
2024Boys634440
2024Girls430715
2023Boys630440
2023Girls417734
2022Boys680399
2022Girls449699
2021Boys715364
2021Girls506614
2020Boys808288
2020Girls608479
2019Boys926236
2019Girls749377

Yearly counts from the SSA national data files. Years outside the top 1,000 are not shown and are not zero. More name trends.

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