Naseem
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- na-SEEM
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,657 for boys
Naseem is a name of Arabic origin, meaning “breeze”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 3,657th for boys in the US (30 babies).
What does Naseem mean?
Arabic
“breeze”
From Arabic nasim, a gentle breeze; also used in Persian- and Urdu-speaking families.
Is Naseem a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Naseem has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 30 boys in the US.
How popular is Naseem in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Naseem, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 29 boys.
Half of all the boys named Naseem in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2006, 21% of the babies named Naseem in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Naseem in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,163 |
| 2002 | 13 | #1,252 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 19 | #917 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,087 |
| 1998 | 24 | #749 |
| 1997 | 29 | #641 |
| 1996 | 24 | #697 |
How popular is Naseem in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,657among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30about 1 in 57,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the US were named Naseem, making it the 3,657th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,342nd. Its busiest year was 2000, with 99 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
2025 had fewer boys named Naseem than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Naseem in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2024, 11% of the babies named Naseem in the US were girls.
Naseem in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #3,657 |
| 2024 | 41 | #3,000 |
| 2023 | 32 | #3,564 |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,531 |
| 2021 | 36 | #3,240 |
| 2020 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2018 | 39 | #2,992 |
| 2017 | 35 | #3,248 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 19 | #4,888 |
| 2014 | 22 | #4,389 |
| 2013 | 31 | #3,403 |
| 2012 | 43 | #2,771 |
| 2011 | 28 | #3,694 |
| 2010 | 27 | #3,811 |
| 2009 | 34 | #3,272 |
| 2008 | 40 | #2,945 |
| 2007 | 36 | #3,133 |
| 2006 | 54 | #2,309 |
| 2005 | 38 | #2,799 |
| 2004 | 54 | #2,160 |
| 2003 | 57 | #2,002 |
| 2002 | 61 | #1,847 |
| 2001 | 80 | #1,510 |
| 2000 | 99 | #1,297 |
| 1999 | 85 | #1,380 |
| 1998 | 63 | #1,639 |
| 1997 | 25 | #2,976 |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,016 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
Names like Naseem
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza Muhammad Ahmed Raheem Azeem Abdullah Umar Hakeem Fahad Musa Zayd Mustafa
Names related to Naseem
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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, “Naseem: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/naseem, updated 20 October 2026.