Given name & surname
Kazeem
“an even-tempered man”
Kazeem is a variant of Kazim. One Arabic interpretation is “an even-tempered man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kazeem is a variant of Kazim. One Arabic interpretation is “an even-tempered man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kazeem is a variant of Kazim. An origin associated with Kazim is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kazeem through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 56
- 56 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,594 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,594 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 300 as a first name in 2020; 244 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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