Reem
Reem is a feminine personal given name in Arabic meaning gazelle, which symbolizes purity and tenderness. It has been widely used in Arab poetry and literature as a symbol of a beautiful woman.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Reem
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Reem is a feminine personal given name in Arabic meaning gazelle, which symbolizes purity and tenderness. It has been widely used in Arab poetry and literature as a symbol of a beautiful woman.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Reem
The earliest SSA record of Reem as a baby girl name dates back to 1969, when 7 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 186 newborns named Reem — #1,244 in the national rankings. About 27% of every Reem on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Reem ranks #1,244 for baby girls with 186 births, rising sharply (+46% over the past five years). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Reem
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About the name Reem
Reem is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Reem's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,244. Use the chart and map above to compare Reem'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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