Names / Unisex names
Salem
Current rank
#436
and rising
All-time peak
#417
in 2023
First recorded
1912
in U.S. data
Children named
11,100
since 1912
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #417 in 2023 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Salem first appears in American naming records in 1912, where it reads as a unisex name. Its strongest year was 2023, at #417 nationally. Today it sits at #436 and is climbing. More than 11,100 children have been given the name overall.