Nadeem
Nadeem/Nadim/Nadiem/Nedim is an Arabic masculine given name. It means "best friend of the drinker", "companion", "confidant", or "friend".
Meaning & Origin of Nadeem
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nadeem/Nadim/Nadiem/Nedim is an Arabic masculine given name. It means "best friend of the drinker", "companion", "confidant", or "friend".
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The Story of Nadeem
Nadeem first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1968, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 23 Nadeems were born — ranking #3,019 that year. As of 2026, Nadeem ranks #5,138 for baby boys with 19 births, gradually rising (+15%). In total, more than 783 Nadeems have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nadeem
Nadeem is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 783 births in the dataset. Nadeem's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #2,444. Use the chart and map above to compare Nadeem'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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