Given name & surname
Reem
“resembling a horned animal”
Reem is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a horned animal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a horned animal.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Reem through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,610
- 0 boys · 3,610 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 177 babies
- 2025
- 138
- #1,537 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +20%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 138 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,537 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 20.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (21). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,798 as a first name in 2020; 285 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.
Reem’s family of names
Reem has a related form in Rima. Reem has a related form in Ream. Reem has a related form in Reame.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Reem
- Reem Al NumeryYemeni child rights activistborn 1996
- Reem Alabali RadovanGerman politician (SPD), Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Member of the German Bundestagborn 1990
- Reem ShaikhIndian television child actressborn 2002
- Reem MansourEgyptian archerborn 1993
- Reem KhericiFrench actress and film directorborn 1983
- Reem AbdullahSaudi Arabian Actressborn 1987
- Reem Al MarzouqiEmirati engineer and inventorborn 1990
- Reem Al HashimyEmirati civil servant and Minister of Stateborn 1978
- Reem KassisPalestinian writer and professional cookborn 1987
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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