Azeem
Boy · a-ZEEM · Arabic
Azeem is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “great, magnificent”. In 2025 it ranked 1,337th for boys in the UK (22 babies) and 4,395th for boys in the US (23 babies).
What does Azeem mean?
Arabic
“great, magnificent”
Al-Azim, 'the Magnificent', is one of the 99 names of God in Islam.
- Say it
- a-ZEEM
Is Azeem a girl's or a boy's name?
Azeem is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 boys in the UK and 23 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Azeem in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,337among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 77% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the UK were named Azeem, making it the 1,337th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 25 boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Azeem than any year since 2000.
Half of all the boys named Azeem in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,275th in England and Wales.
Azeem in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #1,337 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,528 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 13 | #1,834 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 17 | #1,489 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,582 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,547 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,423 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 20 | #951 |
| 2001 | 17 | #1,008 |
| 2000 | 24 | #785 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,087 |
| 1998 | 22 | #790 |
| 1997 | 25 | #716 |
| 1996 | 20 | #797 |
How popular is Azeem in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,395among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 74,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 23 boys in the US were named Azeem, making it the 4,395th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,695th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 33 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Azeem in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Azeem in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #4,395 |
| 2024 | 24 | #4,318 |
| 2023 | 33 | #3,472 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,441 |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,624 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,090 |
| 2017 | 27 | #3,885 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,120 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 23 | #4,248 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 23 | #4,240 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 22 | #4,392 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,036 |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,099 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
Names like Azeem
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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