Salam is a rare variant of Salem that peaked in 1993 and has grown less common since.
Salam is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #12,949 for girl births in the United States (and #21,639 across all names), given to 7 babies. Salam first appears in 1985 and peaked in 1993 (15 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #12,949 | — |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | #17,249 | #10,733 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | #13,224 | #13,813 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,654 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | #14,959 | #8,059 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | #17,092 | — |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | #12,244 | — |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | #15,335 | — |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | #17,998 | #8,710 |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | #15,899 | #11,879 |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | #14,240 | #13,690 |
| 2013 | 15 | 15 | #11,810 | #11,896 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | #16,490 | #13,851 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | #19,054 | — |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | #13,241 | — |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | #16,894 | — |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | #13,586 | #14,235 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | #15,170 | #12,094 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | #14,843 | — |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #16,063 | — |
| 2004 | 18 | 18 | #8,626 | #12,880 |
| 2003 | 17 | 17 | #13,551 | #7,147 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | #15,037 | — |
| 2001 | 17 | 17 | #11,852 | #7,408 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | #10,572 | — |
| 1999 | 16 | 16 | #10,169 | #8,550 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | #10,931 | — |
| 1997 | 7 | — | #11,824 | — |
| 1996 | 13 | — | #11,541 | #8,822 |
| 1995 | 14 | — | #9,388 | #10,036 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | #11,519 | — |
| 1993 | 20 | — | #6,185 | #9,905 |
| 1992 | 17 | — | #7,420 | #9,556 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | #10,046 | — |
| 1990 | 12 | — | #7,205 | — |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #11,440 | — |
| 1985 | 5 | — | — | #7,388 |