Given name & surname
Naseem
“as refreshing as a breeze”
Naseem is a variant of Nasim. One Arabic interpretation is “as refreshing as a breeze.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Naseem is a variant of Nasim. One Arabic interpretation is “as refreshing as a breeze.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Naseem is a variant of Nasim. An origin associated with Nasim is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Naseem through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,546
- 1,291 boys · 255 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 109 babies
- 2025
- 30
- #3,727 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +15%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 95% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,727 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 13.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 99 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,501 as a first name in 2020; 670 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 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Naseem
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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