Given name
Naeemah
“a kind and benevolent woman”
Naeemah is used as a given name. One Egyptian interpretation is “a kind and benevolent woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Egyptian interpretation is “a kind and benevolent woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Egyptian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Naeemah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 647
- 0 boys · 647 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,542 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −69%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,542 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 515 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.
Naeemah’s family of names
Naeemah has a related form in Naima. Naeemah has a related form in Nayma. Naeemah has a related form in Nayema.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
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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