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Is Salem a Male or Female Name?

Salem is predominantly a male name

Gender Distribution

The gender distribution of people named Salem globally is 95.5% males and 4.5% females. The country with the highest male ratio is United Arab Emirates with 99.4% and the country with the highest female ratio is United States with 17.5%

Bar chart showing gender ratios of people named Salem in percentages: Globally: 95.5% males, 4.5% females, Saudi Arabia: 95.6% males, 4.4% females, Tunisia: 96.6% males, 3.4% females, Libya: 98.0% males, 2.0% females, Egypt: 96.6% males, 3.4% females, Algeria: 96.4% males, 3.6% females, Kuwait: 95.1% males, 4.9% females, France: 94.0% males, 6.0% females, United States: 82.5% males, 17.5% females, Morocco: 95.1% males, 4.9% females, Yemen: 97.6% males, 2.4% females

Age Distribution

The largest group of people named Salem are 18-24 years old, making up 23.6% of people with the name. The smallest group are aged 65+.

Doughnut chart showing the proportion of people named Salem in each age group: 18-24: 23.6%, 25-34: 14.0%, 35-44: 19.3%, 45-54: 18.9%, 55-64: 14.1%, 65+: 10.0%

Popular Countries

The country with the largest proportion of people named Salem is Libya with 0.1647% of the population. Following is Tunisia and Kuwait.

Historic Popularity

The historic popularity of the name Salem measured by the global proportion of people with the given name.

Line chart showing global proportion of people named Salem year over year: 1956: 0.0054‰, 1957: 0.0047‰, 1958: 0.0058‰, 1959: 0.0054‰, 1960: 0.0063‰, 1961: 0.0057‰, 1962: 0.005‰, 1963: 0.0052‰, 1964: 0.0048‰, 1965: 0.007‰, 1966: 0.0079‰, 1967: 0.0059‰, 1968: 0.0056‰, 1969: 0.0055‰, 1970: 0.008‰, 1971: 0.0062‰, 1972: 0.0072‰, 1973: 0.0068‰, 1974: 0.0074‰, 1975: 0.0097‰, 1976: 0.0075‰, 1977: 0.0089‰, 1978: 0.0075‰, 1979: 0.0087‰, 1980: 0.0111‰, 1981: 0.0078‰, 1982: 0.009‰, 1983: 0.0084‰, 1984: 0.0078‰, 1985: 0.0083‰, 1986: 0.0085‰, 1987: 0.0074‰, 1988: 0.0065‰, 1989: 0.0063‰, 1990: 0.0061‰, 1991: 0.0053‰, 1992: 0.006‰, 1993: 0.0057‰, 1994: 0.0056‰, 1995: 0.0059‰, 1996: 0.0064‰, 1997: 0.0058‰, 1998: 0.0065‰, 1999: 0.0093‰, 2000: 0.0108‰

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