Given name & surname
Naim
“one who is content”
Naim is used as a given name and a surname. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is content.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “one who is content.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Naim through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,697
- 2,697 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 135 babies
- 2025
- 97
- #1,694 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +68%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 97 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,694 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 68.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,491 as a first name in 2020; 1,050 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.
Naim’s family of names
Naim has a related form in Naeem. Naim has a related form in Naeim. Naim has a related form in Naeam.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Naim
- Naim FrashëriAlbanian poet, writer and activist (1846–1900)
- Naim SüleymanoğluTurkish weightlifter (1967–2017)
- Naim TaluPrime Minister of Turkey (1919–1998)
- Naim KryeziuAlbanian footballer (1918-2010)
- Naim ibn HammadHadith compiler (died 843)800–843
- Nu'aym ibn Mas'udSahabah600–650
- Naim FrashëriAlbanian actor (1923–1975)
- Naim AllajAlbanian footballerborn 1950
- Naeem WardakTaliban spokespersonborn 1985
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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