Given name
Hareem
“a superior man”
Hareem is a variant of Harim. One Arabic interpretation is “a superior man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hareem is a variant of Harim. One Arabic interpretation is “a superior man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hareem is a variant of Harim. An origin associated with Harim is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hareem through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 426
- 0 boys · 426 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 54 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,813 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −72%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,813 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 71.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 54 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 419 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
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Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Hareem
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