Nadim
Nadeem/Nadim/Nadiem/Nedim is an Arabic masculine given name. It means "best friend of the drinker", "companion", "confidant", or "friend".
- Arabic
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Nadim
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
The Story of Nadim
Nadim first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1975, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 17 Nadims were born — ranking #4,019 that year. As of 2026, Nadim ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, falling sharply (-24%). In total, more than 416 Nadims have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Nadim
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About the name Nadim
Nadim is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 416 births in the dataset. Nadim's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #4,019. Use the chart and map above to compare Nadim'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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