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Salem name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Salem ranks #436 in female records (711 reported) and #679 in male records (400 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#436 · 711 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 7 female records (718 to 711); rank moved from #432 to #436.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 97 female records (614 to 711); rank moved from #506 to #436.
2025 male rank and count
#679 · 400 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 42 male records (442 to 400); rank moved from #634 to #679.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 36 male records (364 to 400); rank moved from #715 to #679.
Peak year in available data
2023: 734 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Salem becoming more popular?

Salem's reported female count decreased by 7 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #432 to #436. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Salem in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for SalemFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.7340201620252016: 188 female records2017: 205 female records2018: 257 female records2019: 377 female records2020: 480 female records2021: 614 female records2022: 700 female records2023: 734 female records2024: 718 female records2025: 711 female records2016: 149 male records2017: 165 male records2018: 155 male records2019: 236 male records2020: 288 male records2021: 364 male records2022: 400 male records2023: 440 male records2024: 442 male records2025: 400 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025711436400679
2024718432442634
2023734417440631
2022700448400680
2021614506364715
2020480608288808
2019377749236926
20182571,0131551,215
20172051,1961651,152
20161881,2851491,247

Questions about Salem’s popularity

How common is Salem in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Salem ranks #436 in female records (711 reported) and #679 in male records (400 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Salem?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Salem only.

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