The first name Slim
A boy’s name meaning “skinny”, “slim”, “slim man”.
Pronounced /slɪm/ 1 syllable Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Slim means “skinny”, “slim”, “slim man”.
* As an English surname, from the noun slime, probably topographic. * As a Native American surname (Navajo), from the English adjective slim, a calque of personal names containing the suffix -tsʼósí (“skinny, slim”), such as Hastiin-tsʼósí (“slim man”), see also Tsosie.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Slim at birth, 1880–2025
In 1918, 7 boys born in the United States were named Slim, the 3,670th most popular boys’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Slim
9 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Slim HarpoAmerican blues musician (1924-1970)
- Slim PickensAmerican rodeo performer, film and television actor (1919–1983)
- Slim WhitmanAmerican country music singer-songwriter and guitarist, 1923–2013
- Slim SummervilleAmerican actor and director (1892-1946)
- Slim GaillardAmerican musician (1916–1991)
- Slim WhitakerActor (1893-1960)
- Slim BelkhodjaFrench-Tunisian chess player, born 1962
- Slim AaronsAmerican photographer (1916–2006)
- Salim al-BishriEgyptian Sunni religious scholar, 1832–1917
Questions
- What does the name Slim mean?
- Slim means “skinny”, “slim”, “slim man”.
- When was Slim most popular?
- 1918 in the United States, when 7 babies were named Slim, its highest rank at 3,670th.
- How do you pronounce Slim?
- Slim is /slɪm/, one syllable.
- Is Slim also a surname?
- Yes. Slim is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.