Around the globe, Silim (Silim 
, Силим 
) is a rare mostly male, but infrequently girly given name. The first name Silim is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare masculine name, Tanzania, and Saudi Arabia, where it is a very rare male name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Tanzania. More frequently, Silim is the last name as well as the forename.