Alim
Alim is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Male
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States, Turkey, Arabic and Persian countries
- US records 1880–2017
- 592 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Alim
If you do not know Alim’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Alim,” in English, “Guten Tag Alim,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Alim,
German
Guten Tag Alim,
French
Bonjour Alim,
Spanish
Estimado/a Alim:
Chinese
Alim您好：
Japanese
Alim様
English
Hi Alim,
German
Hi Alim,
French
Salut Alim,
Spanish
Hola Alim,
Chinese
Alim你好：
Japanese
Alimさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | man's name |
| Turkey | rare | man's name |
| Arabic and Persian countries | rare | man's name |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | rare | man's name |
United States birth data
592 male · 0 female · 592 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Alim a male or female name?
Alim is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Alim in an email?
If you do not know Alim’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Alim,” in English, “Guten Tag Alim,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Alim a unisex name?
Alim is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Alim a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/alim. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_alim,
title = {Is Alim a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/alim},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}