boy's name
Alim
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,574
Alim is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Alim is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in 2024, when 40 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 122,805 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Alim over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 59 |
| 1980s | 58 |
| 1990s | 122 |
| 2000s | 183 |
| 2010s | 243 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 175 |
How popular is Alim?
In 2025, Alim was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Alim is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Alim
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Alim also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alim over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Alim
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alim — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Alim
How popular is the name Alim?
In 2025, Alim was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Alim a girl's or a boy's name?
Alim is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Alim most popular?
Alim peaked in 2024, when 40 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Alim a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Alim currently ranks #1,335 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.