Naeem
Boy · na-EEM · Arabic
Naeem is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “comfort, bliss”. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies) and 2,304th for boys in the US (60 babies).
What does Naeem mean?
Arabic: spelling of Naim
“comfort, bliss”
In the Qur'an, Jannat al-Na'im, 'Gardens of Bliss', is a name for paradise.
- Say it
- na-EEM
Is Naeem a girl's or a boy's name?
Naeem is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK and 60 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Naeem in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,964among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Naeem, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 1998, with 29 boys.
2025 had more boys named Naeem than any year since 2015.
Half of all the boys named Naeem in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Naeem in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 20 | #1,357 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,478 |
| 2011 | 20 | #1,338 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,452 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,451 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,369 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,384 |
| 2004 | 25 | #921 |
| 2003 | 21 | #975 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,109 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,054 |
| 2000 | 19 | #917 |
| 1999 | 26 | #717 |
| 1998 | 29 | #671 |
| 1997 | 25 | #716 |
| 1996 | 23 | #724 |
How popular is Naeem in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,304among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 60about 1 in 28,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 60 boys in the US were named Naeem, making it the 2,304th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,263rd. Its busiest year was 2006, with 71 boys. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the boys named Naeem in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Naeem in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | #2,304 |
| 2024 | 70 | #2,120 |
| 2023 | 59 | #2,345 |
| 2022 | 65 | #2,216 |
| 2021 | 56 | #2,409 |
| 2020 | 60 | #2,263 |
| 2019 | 56 | #2,393 |
| 2018 | 54 | #2,416 |
| 2017 | 64 | #2,129 |
| 2016 | 51 | #2,477 |
| 2015 | 50 | #2,485 |
| 2014 | 54 | #2,368 |
| 2013 | 54 | #2,335 |
| 2012 | 58 | #2,237 |
| 2011 | 57 | #2,260 |
| 2010 | 53 | #2,374 |
| 2009 | 53 | #2,400 |
| 2008 | 53 | #2,404 |
| 2007 | 57 | #2,281 |
| 2006 | 71 | #1,892 |
| 2005 | 50 | #2,321 |
| 2004 | 38 | #2,737 |
| 2003 | 39 | #2,575 |
| 2002 | 31 | #2,939 |
| 2001 | 41 | #2,382 |
| 2000 | 44 | #2,218 |
| 1999 | 41 | #2,228 |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,779 |
| 1997 | 35 | #2,344 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,742 |
| 1995 | 36 | #2,205 |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,118 |
| 1993 | 28 | #2,571 |
| 1992 | 44 | #1,839 |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,221 |
| 1990 | 37 | #2,007 |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,896 |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,504 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,068 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,265 |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,939 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,268 |
| 1983 | 23 | #2,207 |
| 1982 | 26 | #2,058 |
| 1981 | 27 | #1,995 |
| 1980 | 27 | #2,003 |
| 1979 | 39 | #1,510 |
| 1978 | 36 | #1,570 |
| 1977 | 29 | #1,780 |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,872 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
Names like Naeem
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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