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Kaleem

100% boys · 12 born in 2025

Kaleem has been given to about 458 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 436
Median age today20 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kaleem per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2016 · 21
  • Born in 202512
  • All time458
  • England & Wales, 202515

How popular is Kaleem?

Its best year was 2016, when 21 babies were given the name, ranking 4693rd. The typical living American called Kaleem is about 20 years old today.

Names that sound like Kaleem

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kareem0.86
  2. Salem0.77
  3. Raheem0.71
  4. Akeem0.71
  5. Hakeem0.71
  6. Kaleb0.67
  7. Clem0.69
  8. Kale0.67

Middle names for Kaleem

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

Sibling names for Kaleem

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.81
  2. Palomasister · 0.81
  3. Misaelbrother · 0.81
  4. Andiesister · 0.81
  5. Emeraldsister · 0.81
  6. Alonsobrother · 0.80

Where Kaleem is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    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.