Salim (also spelled Saleem or Salem or Selim, Arabic: سليم, strictly transliterated as Salīm) is a name of Arabic origin meaning "safe" or "undamaged". Related names are Selima, Salima, Saleemah, and Salma.

When transliterated, the name Salem (Arabic: سالم) can become indistinguishable in English, as the spelling Salim is also used, though with a long a and a short i sounds.

• Abubakar Salim (born 1993), British actor
• Ahmed Salim (1989-2024), Bangladeshi painter and convicted murderer hanged in Singapore
• Ali Saleem (born 1979), Pakistani television host
• Ali Selim (born 1960/61), American film director
• Aliyah Saleem (born 1989), British ex-Muslim and human rights activist
• Ezzedine Salim (1943–2004), Iraqi politician
• Huner Saleem (born 1964), Iraqi-Kurdish film director
• Mai Selim (born 1983), Jordanian singer
• Malek Saleem (born 1985), Qatari professional basketball player
• Naziha Salim (1927–2008), Iraqi artist
• Saleh Saleem (born 1953), Israeli politician
• Saleh Selim (1930–2002), Egyptian footballer and actor
• Shakir Mustafa Salim (1919–1985), Iraqi anthropologist
• Sudono Salim (1916–2012) Chinese Indonesian businessman

• Saleem (playwright), Palestinian-American gay Muslim playwright, actor, DJ, and dancer
• Saleem Akhtar (1930–2004), Pakistani cricketer
• Saleem Elahi (born 1976), Pakistani cricketer
• Saleem Haddad, (born 1983), Kuwait-born author and aid worker of Iraqi-German and Palestinian-Lebanese descent
• Saleem Jaffar (born 1962), Pakistani cricketer
• Saleem Malik (born 1963), Pakistani cricketer
• Saleem Mohammed (born 1968), English cricketer
• Saleem Rasheed (born 1981), American and Canadian football linebacker and free agent
• Saleem Raza (cricketer) (born 1964), Pakistani cricketer

• Salim (poet) (1800–1866), Kurdish poet
• Salim Abanoz (born 1969), Turkish judoka
• Salim Al-Huss (1929-2024), Lebanese politician
• Salim Ali (1896–1987), Indian ornithologist
• Salim Arrache (born 1982), Algerian footballer
• Salim Barakat (born 1951), Kurdish-Syrian novelist and poet
• Salim Al Bustani (1847–1884), Lebanese journalist and writer
• Salim Cissé (born 1992), Guinean footballer
• Salim Durani (1934–2023), Indian cricketer
• Salim Ghouse (1952–2022), Indian actor, theater director and martial artist
• Salim Grant (born 1977), film, voice and mascot actor
• Salim Haidar (1911–1980), Lebanese politician
• Salim Hamdan (born 1968), convicted terrorist of Yemeni descent detained Guantanamo Bay Camp
• Salim Nuruddin Jahangir (1569–1627), Mughal emperor, also known as Prince Salim
• Salim Jreissati (born 1952), Lebanese jurist and politician
• Salim Kerkar (born 1987), French-Algerian footballer
• Salim Abdallah Khalfan (born 1961), Tanzanian politician
• Salim Khan (born 1935), Indian scriptwriter
• Salim Khelifi (born 1994), Swiss-Tunisian footballer
• Salim Mehajer (born 1986), Lebanese-Australian convicted criminal and former politician
• Salim Moin (1961–2020), football coach
• Salim Ahmed Salim (born 1942), Tanzanian diplomat
• Salim Sayegh, Lebanese academic and politician
• Salim Sdiri (born 1978), French long jumper of Tunisian descent
• Salim Shahed (born 1970), Bangladeshi cricket referee and former cricketer
• Salim Tuama (born 1979), Arab Israeli soccer player
• Salim Turky (1963-2020), Tanzanian politician
• Salim Yasin (1937–2016), Syrian politician

• Selim I (1465–1520), Ottoman sultan
• Selim II (1524–1574), Ottoman sultan
• Selim III (1761–1808), Ottoman sultan
• Selim I Giray (1631–1704), Crimean khan
• Selim Aga (1826–1875), Sudanese slave
• Selim Al Deen (1949–2008), Bangladeshi playwright and theatre artist
• Selim Benachour (born 1981), Tunisian football player
• Selim Bouadla (born 1988), French-Algerian football player
• Selim Deringil (born 1951), Turkish academic
• Selim Ekbom (1807–1886), Finnish politician
• Selim Franklin (1814–1884), American pioneer
• Selim Giray (born 1970), Turkish-born American violinist
• Selim Gökdemir (born 1960), Turkish businessman
• Selim Hassan (1887–1961), Egyptian egyptologist
• Selim Lemström (1838–1903), Finnish scientist
• Selim Palmgren (1878–1951), Finnish composer, pianist, conductor
• Selim Sadak (born 1954), Turkish politician
• Selim Sahab (born 1941), Egyptian musician
• Selim Sarper (1899–1968), Turkish diplomat and politician
• Selim Sesler (1957–2014), Turkish clarinet virtuoso of Romani heritage
• Selim Sırrı Tarcan (1874–1957), Turkish educator, sports official and politician
• Selim E. Woodworth (1815–1871), American Navy officer
• Selim Mouzannar (born 1963), Lebanese jeweler and civic activist

• Salem (name)
• Salim (disambiguation)
• Saleem Ali (disambiguation)