Feminine dossier · first seen 1976

Salem

Rising Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2023
Peak births
734
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1976Peak 20232025
peak 2023 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Salem

How many people are named Salem?

An estimated 6,439 living Americans are named Salem.

How rare is Salem?

Salem is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 711 girls receiving the name in 2025.

How old is the typical Salem?

The median age of a living American named Salem is approximately 5 years, with most bearers falling between 3 and 10 years old.

Is Salem still popular?

Yes — Salem is currently rising in popularity, with 711 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 5.7× higher than the previous decade.

Where is Salem most common?

Salem has its strongest geographic signal in Kentucky, where it appeared 3.3× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.

Peak year
2023
Decline from peak
3.1%
2025
711
All-time
6,491
Diaspora map

Salem spread fast — broke out in North Carolina, Ohio, and Tennessee (2019) and ran high in 10 states within a decade.

Broke out: North Carolina, Ohio, and Tennessee, 2019 · over-represented in 10 states over 3 years

Alabama: no breakout AL Alaska: no breakout AK Arizona: broke out 2022 AZ Arkansas: broke out 2022 AR California: no breakout CA Colorado: no breakout CO Connecticut: no breakout CT Delaware: no breakout DE District of Columbia: no breakout DC Florida: no breakout FL Georgia: no breakout GA Hawaii: no breakout HI Idaho: no breakout ID Illinois: no breakout IL Indiana: broke out 2022 IN Iowa: no breakout IA Kansas: no breakout KS Kentucky: broke out 2020 KY Louisiana: no breakout LA Maine: no breakout ME Maryland: no breakout MD Massachusetts: no breakout MA Michigan: no breakout MI Minnesota: no breakout MN Mississippi: no breakout MS Missouri: broke out 2020 MO Montana: no breakout MT Nebraska: no breakout NE Nevada: no breakout NV New Hampshire: no breakout NH New Jersey: no breakout NJ New Mexico: no breakout NM New York: no breakout NY North Carolina: broke out 2019 NC North Dakota: no breakout ND Ohio: broke out 2019 OH Oklahoma: broke out 2022 OK Oregon: no breakout OR Pennsylvania: no breakout PA Rhode Island: no breakout RI South Carolina: no breakout SC South Dakota: no breakout SD Tennessee: broke out 2019 TN Texas: no breakout TX Utah: broke out 2022 UT Vermont: no breakout VT Virginia: no breakout VA Washington: no breakout WA West Virginia: no breakout WV Wisconsin: no breakout WI Wyoming: no breakout WY