as a Last Name
- 5,732
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Salem
Meaning & Origins
Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic sālim or salīm ‘safe’, ‘secure’, ‘perfect’, ‘complete’. Sālim ibn ῾Umayr was one of the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad.
| 5,258th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 5,732
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Massachusetts
- has the most people named Salem per capita
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