NameTrendsU.S. Baby Name Data

Salem Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Salem: every year it appeared on the national list since 1976, with 6,491 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
6,491
Peak year
2023 #417
Years on the list
49
10-year trend
+130.7%

In the 2020s · Most used in NC in {year}

Popularity history

1976–2025

YearBirthsRank
201165#2721
201285#2229
201391#2103
2014144#1524
2015162#1433
2016188#1285
2017205#1196
2018257#1013
2019377#749
2020480#608
2021614#506
2022700#448
2023734#417
2024718#432
2025711#436

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 2023

NC
64
TX
58
CA
54
TN
41
IN
32
OH
31

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