Salem

girls’ name · 57%boys’ name · 43%At its peak · modern nameCompare

Salem is ranked 430th among girls in 2024 (715 births). Its best rank was 417th, in 2023.

Rank in 2024: #430down 13 from 2023
Births in 2024: 7150.04% of girls
Peak year: 2023734 births
Best rank: #417in 2023
Since 1976: 10,058people given the name

Babies named Salem, by year of birthgirlsboys

The story in the numbers

5,774 girls have been named Salem in the United States since 1976, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2023, with 734 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2023, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2020, and the 2020s alone account for 56%. It has spent 6 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Salem is used for both sexes: 43% of its bearers are boys (4,284), most of them born around 2023.

Rank among girls, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	girls named Salem
1970s	34
1980s	88
1990s	216
2000s	555
2010s	1,640
2020s	3,241

In 2023, its biggest year

Salem was the 417th most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2023 were Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia and Sophia. See all of 2023.

Names that rose and fell with Salem

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.