Kaleem
Kaleem is a given name and surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Kaleem
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kaleem is a given name and surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Kaleem
The earliest SSA record of Kaleem as a baby boy name dates back to 1977, when 6 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 21 newborns named Kaleem — #4,623 in the national rankings. About 25% of every Kaleem on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kaleem ranks #6,871 for baby boys with 11 births, holding steady (-4%). All told, over 468 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Kaleem
Kaleem is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 468 births in the dataset. Kaleem's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #3,559. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaleem's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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