Naeem
Naim is a male given name and a surname.
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Bengali
Meaning & Origin of Naeem
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Naim is a male given name and a surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Bengali
The Story of Naeem
Naeem first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1966, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 71 Naeems were born — ranking #1,892 that year. As of 2026, Naeem ranks #2,145 for baby boys with 70 births, gradually rising (+14%). In total, more than 2K Naeems have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Naeem
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Naeem. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Na'im
- Naïm
- Naim
Names that sound like Naeem
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About the name Naeem
Naeem is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Naeem's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #1,510. Use the chart and map above to compare Naeem'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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