Naseem
Naseem is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Urdu.
- Arabic
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Naseem
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Naseem is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Urdu.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
The Story of Naseem
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Naseem as a girl name dates back to 1975, when 5 babies received it. 1984 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Naseem — #5,539 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Naseem on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Naseem last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 255 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Naseem on the record books as a boy name in 1979, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 99 Naseems were born — ranking #1,300 that year. About 41% of every Naseem on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Naseem ranks #3,146 for boys with 39 births, gradually rising (+9%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Naseem
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Naseem. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Naseem
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About the name Naseem
Naseem is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Naseem's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #1,300. Use the chart and map above to compare Naseem'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.