Naeema
Girl · na-EE-ma · Arabic
Naeema is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “comfort, a blessed life”. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 11,928th for girls in the US (7 babies).
What does Naeema mean?
Arabic: spelling of Naima
“comfort, a blessed life”
Shares its root with naim, 'bliss', the word the Qur'an uses for the delights of paradise.
- Say it
- na-EE-ma
Is Naeema a girl's or a boy's name?
Naeema is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 7 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Naeema in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,776among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Naeema, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2007, with 16 girls.
2025 had more girls named Naeema than any year since 2017.
Half of all the girls named Naeema in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 22 girls in the UK were given Naeema or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,274, up from #3,776 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Naeema in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,809 |
| 2013 | 12 | #2,309 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,917 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,694 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,730 |
| 2002 | 13 | #1,553 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,502 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,576 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,815 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,450 |
How popular is Naeema in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #11,928among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 230,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the US were named Naeema, making it the 11,928th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,321st. Its busiest year was 2020, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Naeema in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 120 girls in the US were given Naeema or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,491, up from #11,928 for this spelling alone.
Naeema in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #11,928 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 11 | #9,050 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 18 | #6,321 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 17 | #6,788 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
Names like Naeema
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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