Naim
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- nah-EEM
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,688 for boys
Naim is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “bliss, comfort”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 1,688th for boys in the US (97 babies).
What does Naim mean?
Arabic
“bliss, comfort”
Jannat al-Na'im, 'Gardens of Bliss', is a Qur'anic name for paradise.
Is Naim a girl's or a boy's name?
Naim is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 97 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Naim in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 67% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Naim, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2003, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Naim in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Naim in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,487 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,205 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,312 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,267 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,112 |
| 1997 | 14 | #1,066 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Naim in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,688among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 97about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 64% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 97 boys in the US were named Naim, making it the 1,688th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,996th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 135 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the boys named Naim in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 103 boys in the US were given Naim or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,455, up from #1,688 for this spelling alone.
- Naim 97
- Nayeem 6
Naim in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 97 | #1,688 |
| 2024 | 110 | #1,573 |
| 2023 | 135 | #1,380 |
| 2022 | 80 | #1,937 |
| 2021 | 94 | #1,721 |
| 2020 | 71 | #1,996 |
| 2019 | 80 | #1,868 |
| 2018 | 58 | #2,299 |
| 2017 | 53 | #2,416 |
| 2016 | 45 | #2,688 |
| 2015 | 42 | #2,808 |
| 2014 | 41 | #2,845 |
| 2013 | 63 | #2,112 |
| 2012 | 56 | #2,291 |
| 2011 | 45 | #2,662 |
| 2010 | 55 | #2,323 |
| 2009 | 72 | #1,958 |
| 2008 | 69 | #2,027 |
| 2007 | 66 | #2,071 |
| 2006 | 60 | #2,149 |
| 2005 | 60 | #2,057 |
| 2004 | 61 | #1,970 |
| 2003 | 54 | #2,073 |
| 2002 | 67 | #1,720 |
| 2001 | 73 | #1,613 |
| 2000 | 52 | #1,964 |
| 1999 | 50 | #1,929 |
| 1998 | 58 | #1,738 |
| 1997 | 63 | #1,596 |
| 1996 | 65 | #1,530 |
| 1995 | 49 | #1,777 |
| 1994 | 41 | #2,007 |
| 1993 | 42 | #1,928 |
| 1992 | 43 | #1,879 |
| 1991 | 31 | #2,289 |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,623 |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,684 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,760 |
| 1987 | 27 | #2,165 |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,598 |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,356 |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,795 |
| 1983 | 29 | #1,863 |
| 1982 | 35 | #1,676 |
| 1981 | 29 | #1,898 |
| 1980 | 37 | #1,593 |
| 1979 | 33 | #1,711 |
| 1978 | 49 | #1,286 |
| 1977 | 36 | #1,546 |
| 1976 | 52 | #1,190 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,835 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
Names like Naim
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza Muhammad Ahmed Abdullah Umar Musa Raheem Mustafa Fahad Zaim Ibrahim Amir
Other spellings of Naim
Nayeem
Names related to Naim
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo Safa
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, “Naim: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/naim, updated 20 October 2026.