boy's name

Nadeem

  • Origin Arabic
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 1,218

Scotland

#418

1992 births

Nadeem is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Nadeem is a name of Arabic origin.
  • Peaked in 1995, when 23 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1968.

Nadeem over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

171
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Nadeem by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 13
1970s 66
1980s 120
1990s 171
2000s 154
2010s 146
2020s (to 2025) 90

How popular is Nadeem?

In 2025, Nadeem was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Nadeem is used

Scotland #418 3 in 1992
Canada #2,434 7 in 2021
England & Wales #2,762 8 in 2025
France #3,401 5 in 1999
United States #6,220 14 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Nadeem

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Nadeem also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nadeem over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Nadeem

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nadeem — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Nadeem

How popular is the name Nadeem?

In 2025, Nadeem was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Nadeem a girl's or a boy's name?

Nadeem is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Nadeem most popular?

Nadeem peaked in 1995, when 23 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Nadeem a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nadeem currently ranks #2,762 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.