Naim Boy
How popular is Naim?
#1,688 boy name in 2025
97 baby boys were named Naim in the US in 2025, making it the 1688th most popular boy name.
Naim popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,688 for boys (▼ 115 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 97 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+131% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,808 in 2015, #1,996 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (135 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,190 in 1976 |
| First recorded | 1973 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Naim counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Naim family of names ranked #1,394 for boys in 2025 (#1,319 the year before), with 105 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Naim | 97 | 92% |
| Nam | 8 | 8% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Naim is most popular
Babies named Naim per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (43 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (19 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (82 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (70 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (20 boys)
Naim by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 198 | #1,190 |
| 1980s | 273 | #1,593 |
| 1990s | 467 | #1,530 |
| 2000s | 634 | #1,613 |
| 2010s | 538 | #1,868 |
| 2020s | 587 | #1,380 |
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Questions
- Is Naim a boy or girl name?
- Naim is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Naim were boys.
- How popular is the name Naim?
- 97 baby boys were named Naim in the US in 2025, making it the 1688th most popular boy name.
- When was Naim most popular?
- Naim peaked in 2023, when 135 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,190 in 1976.
- How many people are named Naim?
- 2,697 babies have been named Naim in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,638 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Naim most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Naim was most common in New York, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.