Naim
Naim is a male given name and a surname.
- Arabic
- Turkish
- Albanian
Meaning & Origin of Naim
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
- Turkish
- Albanian
The Story of Naim
American parents first put Naim on the record books as a baby boy name in 1973, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 135 Naims were born — ranking #1,378 that year. About 26% of every Naim on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Naim ranks #1,451 for baby boys with 127 births, rising sharply (+61% over the past five years). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Naim
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Naim. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Naeem
- Na'im
- Naïm
Names that sound like Naim
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About the name Naim
Naim is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Naim's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #1,190. Use the chart and map above to compare Naim'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.