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Faheem

100% boys · 8 born in 2025

Faheem has been given to about 808 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 762
Median age today25 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Faheem per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2008 · 28
  • Born in 20258
  • All time808
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is Faheem?

Its best year was 2008, when 28 babies were given the name, ranking 3764th. The typical living American called Faheem is about 25 years old today.

Names that sound like Faheem

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Raheem0.86
  2. Kareem0.71
  3. Akeem0.71
  4. Hakeem0.71
  5. Salem0.63
  6. Harlem0.57
  7. Farrell0.52
  8. Menachem0.50

Middle names for Faheem

Ranked by flow score
  1. Faheem Paul0.77
  2. Faheem John0.77
  3. Faheem Blake0.76
  4. Faheem Wade0.76
  5. Faheem Ross0.76
  6. Faheem Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Faheem

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hassanbrother · 0.81
  2. Dereckbrother · 0.80
  3. Nathanaelbrother · 0.80
  4. Ilianasister · 0.80
  5. Chanasister · 0.80
  6. Aracelisister · 0.79

Where Faheem is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Faheem Anderson0.77
    2. Faheem White0.72
    3. Faheem Nguyen0.72
    4. Faheem Hill0.72
    5. Faheem Hall0.72
    6. Faheem Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Faheem

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.