Nahiem
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- nah-HEEM
- Origin
- Arabic
Nahiem is a boys' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Nahiem come from?
Arabic: probably a variant of Naeem, from Arabic na'im 'bliss'
Is Nahiem a girl's or a boy's name?
Nahiem is a boys' name.
How popular is Nahiem in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2022, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Nahiem in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nahiem in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
Names like Nahiem
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza Zahir Nasir Zayd Muhammad Nazir Naim Ahmir Amir Zamir Zayan Musa
Names related to Nahiem
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo Safa
Sources
Figures from 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, “Nahiem: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nahiem, updated 20 October 2026.