Naim

Meaning: Bliss, delight
Origin: Arabic — From Arabic نعيم (na'im)

Boy's name · #1694 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Naim reached its best rank, #1204, in 1976 and ranked #1694 in 2025. Roughly 2,700 boys have been named Naim since 1973.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#67 in France (2025) · #109 in Belgium (2025) · #332 in Ecuador (2025) · #462 in Switzerland (2025) · #486 in Netherlands (2025) · #697 in Austria (2025) · #728 in Mexico (2024) · #834 in Sweden (2025) · #2,259 in Canada (2024).

Famous Naims

Naim Frashëri — Albanian poet, writer and activist (1846–1900)
Naim Süleymanoğlu — Turkish weightlifter (1967–2017)
Naïm Sliti — Tunisian and French association football player
Naim Talu — Prime Minister of Turkey (1919–1998)
Naim Kryeziu — Albanian footballer (1918–2010)

In stories & tradition

Naïm Al Fardjouki — A Bottle in the Gaza Sea (film)

What Naims become

Among 139 notable people named Naim:

Artists & writers appear 1.47× more often than among typical names — e.g. Naim Frashëri, Ottoman poet (1846–1900).

Similar names: Naeem · Yusef · Nayel · Adnan · Hashim · Taim

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