Alim
How to say it: a-LEEM · /aˈlim/
From Arabic 'alim' meaning 'learned, scholar' - common Muslim name honoring knowledge.
Alim was the 3,134th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 27 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 23% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #3,402 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #3,134 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 27 |
| Share of births | 1 in 122,790 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | +23% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #3,402 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,000 among boys’ names, 25 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Alim is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Alim is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French, Turkish.
In France: #1,000 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Alim
- Alim Qasimov (born 1957)Azerbaijani mugham singer
- Alim Gadanov (born 1983)Russian judoka
- Alim Öztürk (born 1992)Turkish-Dutch association football player
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