Salem

Given to 11,178 US babies since 1912

▲ Rising +99% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#435

recorded as girls

6 since 2024

#679

recorded as boys

48 since 2024

Babies in 2025

1,111

girls 711 · boys 400

Peak year

2023

734 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

11,178

since 1912

Born a Salem? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Salem was most popular in 2023, when 734 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.46 per 1,000). In 2025, 711 babies were named Salem, ranking #435 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 99%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	711	435	400	679
2024	718	429	442	631
2023	734	417	440	630
2022	700	448	400	680
2021	614	506	364	714
2020	480	608	288	806
2019	377	749	236	925
2018	257	1009	155	1207
2017	205	1190	165	1149
2016	188	1284	149	1245
2015	162	1425	139	1283
2014	144	1519	109	1485
2013	91	2096	94	1624
2012	85	2205	69	2016
2011	65	2695	57	2261
2010	67	2670	67	2037
2009	82	2359	84	1789
2008	65	2773	51	2467
2007	56	3096	41	2868
2006	54	3090	48	2513
2005	57	2865	40	2701
2004	51	3033	59	2024
2003	44	3291	41	2507
2002	56	2709	37	2603
2001	52	2808	38	2520
2000	38	3453	32	2805
1999	41	3148	35	2510
1998	39	3173	28	2851
1997	33	3448	34	2396
1996	21	4739	31	2483
1995	20	4846	29	2556
1994	17	5445	28	2618
1993	10	8052	18	3501
1992	15	6008	15	3920
1991	10	7987	15	3813
1990	10	7880	22	2865
1989	10	7449	19	3094
1988	11	6666	28	2197
1987	11	6335	16	3072
1986	10	6612	14	3268
1985	8	7563	8	4698
1984	12	5539	17	2706
1983	10	6212	15	2912
1982	7	8224	9	4234
1981	<5	—	15	2898
1980	9	6789	18	2617
1979	8	7313	19	2465
1978	8	6948	16	2669
1977	9	6340	11	3386
1976	9	6048	10	3471
1975	<5	—	5	5464
1974	<5	—	11	3120
1973	<5	—	8	3694
1972	<5	—	8	3622
1971	<5	—	9	3370
1970	<5	—	<5	—
1969	<5	—	7	3595
1968	<5	—	<5	—
1967	<5	—	<5	—
1966	<5	—	6	3537
1965	<5	—	<5	—
1964	<5	—	<5	—
1963	<5	—	5	4048
1962	<5	—	5	4033
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1952	<5	—	<5	—
1951	<5	—	5	3714
1950	<5	—	6	3329
1949	<5	—	<5	—
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1944	<5	—	<5	—
1943	<5	—	<5	—
1942	<5	—	7	2940
1941	<5	—	<5	—
1940	<5	—	7	2871
1939	<5	—	<5	—
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1932	<5	—	<5	—
1931	<5	—	8	2864
1930	<5	—	<5	—
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1928	<5	—	<5	—
1927	<5	—	<5	—
1926	<5	—	8	3139
1925	<5	—	<5	—
1924	<5	—	8	3260
1923	<5	—	5	4239
1922	<5	—	6	3872
1921	<5	—	7	3517
1920	<5	—	5	4286
1919	<5	—	8	3115
1918	<5	—	12	2398
1917	<5	—	<5	—
1916	<5	—	5	3897
1915	<5	—	6	3392
1914	<5	—	<5	—
1913	<5	—	<5	—
1912	<5	—	5	2544