Feminine dossier · first seen 1976

Salem

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Salem
Creator: Social Security Administration

Rising Gaining cultural share

Peak era

2023

Peak rank proxy

734

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1976Peak 20232024

Peak year

2023

Decline from peak

2.6%

2024

715

All-time

5,774

Salem is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 2023, when 734 girls were named Salem.

In 2024, only 715 girls were given the name.

All told, about 5,774 Americans have been named Salem and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1976.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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