Given name
Nazeem
“of a soft breeze”
Nazeem is a variant of Nazim. One interpretation is “of a soft breeze.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nazeem is a variant of Nazim. One interpretation is “of a soft breeze.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nazeem through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 56
- 56 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,701 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,701 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 124 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.
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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