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Naeem

100% boys · 60 born in 2025

Naeem has been given to about 2,120 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2006, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,027
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Naeem per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2006 · 71
  • Born in 202560
  • All time2,120
  • England & Wales, 202513

How popular is Naeem?

Its best year was 2006, when 71 babies were given the name, ranking 1910th. The typical living American called Naeem is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in Virginia, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Naeem

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kareem0.71
  2. Raheem0.71
  3. Hakeem0.71
  4. Salem0.65
  5. Akeem0.65
  6. Harlem0.57
  7. Menachem0.53
  8. Clem0.51

Middle names for Naeem

Ranked by flow score
  1. Naeem Thomas0.74
  2. Naeem James0.74
  3. Naeem Cole0.73
  4. Naeem Wilder0.72
  5. Naeem Miles0.63
  6. Naeem Paul0.55

Sibling names for Naeem

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.92
  2. Yehudabrother · 0.91
  3. Andiesister · 0.91
  4. Samirasister · 0.90
  5. Francobrother · 0.90
  6. Keziahsister · 0.90

Where Naeem is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Virginia0.01%
  2. New York0.00%
  3. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Naeem Anderson0.73
  2. Naeem Allen0.73
  3. Naeem Adams0.73
  4. Naeem Evans0.70
  5. Naeem Edwards0.70
  6. Naeem Wilson0.69

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 Naeem

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

Naeem across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.