babyNamedAlim
“learned, who knows”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 1,412th
- births in 2023–2025
- 75
- babies born in France
- 1 in 24,390
- +4.5% a year recently
- Rising
- peak year
- 2022
Meaning and origin of Alim
Alim is thought to mean “learned, who knows” and is of Arabic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Alim in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2022.
- Over recent years, Alim has been rising (+4.5% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Alim every 65 schools, all spellings combined.
Alim in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
95 babies in 3 years1 boy in 54,121−0.9% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
10 babies in 3 years1 boy in 82,635
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Halim65
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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