Aleem
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-LEEM
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,859 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Aleem is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “all-knowing, learned”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Aleem mean?
Arabic
“all-knowing, learned”
Al-Alim, 'the All-Knowing', is one of the 99 names of God in Islam.
Is Aleem a girl's or a boy's name?
Aleem is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK and 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aleem in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Aleem, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 21 boys.
Half of all the boys named Aleem in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Aleem in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 13 | #1,858 |
| 2018 | 21 | #1,327 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,563 |
| 2016 | 14 | #1,804 |
| 2015 | 18 | #1,476 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 13 | #1,696 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,417 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,418 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,209 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,165 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Aleem in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Aleem, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,694th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 22 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Aleem in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aleem in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,694 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 22 | #4,389 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,580 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,067 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,255 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,604 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
Names like Aleem
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Ahmed Abdullah Hamza Raheem Amir Musa Umar Azeem Mustafa Hakeem Ibrahim
Names related to Aleem
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aleem: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aleem, updated 20 October 2026.