Kalim
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ka-LEEM
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Kalim is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “speaker; one who converses”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Kalim mean?
Arabic
“speaker; one who converses”
Kalimullah, 'one who spoke with God', is the Islamic title of the prophet Moses.
Is Kalim a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalim is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kalim in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Kalim, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1998, with 14 boys.
2025 had more boys named Kalim than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Kalim in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were given Kalim or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,326, up from #5,065 for this spelling alone.
- Kaleem 15
- Kalim 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Kalim in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,458 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,062 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Kalim in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 9 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the boys named Kalim in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kalim in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
Names like Kalim
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza Muhammad Qasim Ahmed Khalid Abdullah Ibrahim Salim Umar Raheem Fahad Azeem
Other spellings of Kalim
Names related to Kalim
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo
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, “Kalim: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kalim, updated 20 October 2026.