Zaeem
Boy · za-EEM · Arabic
Zaeem is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “leader, chief”. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies) and 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
What does Zaeem mean?
Arabic: spelling of Za'im
“leader, chief”
In the Qur'an (12:72) za'im means a guarantor; in modern Arabic it is the usual word for a leader.
- Say it
- za-EEM
Is Zaeem a girl's or a boy's name?
Zaeem is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK and 13 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zaeem in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,964among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Zaeem, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 20 boys.
Half of all the boys named Zaeem in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 28 boys in the UK were given Zaeem or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #997, up from #1,964 for this spelling alone.
- Zaim 15
- Zaeem 13
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Zaeem in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,454 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
How popular is Zaeem in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,442among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 130,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the US were named Zaeem, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,915th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 33 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
2025 had fewer boys named Zaeem than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Zaeem in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zaeem in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4,069 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,358 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,915 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 19 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,462 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,623 |
| 2015 | 33 | #3,364 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
Names like Zaeem
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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