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Saleemah

suh-LEE-muh (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 173

Saleemah is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2007 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1978, when 22 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1976.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Saleemah Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2000s.

57
'70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Saleemah by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 57
1980s 46
1990s 27
2000s 39

How Popular Is Saleemah?

In 2007, Saleemah was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Saleemah Is Used

England & Wales #5,343 4 in 2012
United States #13,009 8 in 2007

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Saleemah

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How to Say Saleemah

  • English suh-LEE-muh

Sibling Names for Saleemah

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Saleemah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Saleemah

How popular is the name Saleemah?

In 2007, Saleemah was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Saleemah a girl's or a boy's name?

Saleemah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Saleemah?

Saleemah has 3 syllables.

When was Saleemah most popular?

Saleemah peaked in 1978, when 22 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.