Naeem — #2118 US boys' name
2,060 babies named Naeem in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 85% of names given to boys today.
27% of everyone ever named Naeem was born in this single decade.
71 babies were named Naeem in 2006 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Naeem
The Social Security Administration has registered 2,060 babies named Naeem between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Naeem currently holds the #2118 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 71 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Naeem performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 551 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Naeem shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 306 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Naeem in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Naeem in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,060 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Naeem at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Naeem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966
- Peak year (2006)
- 71
- Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
Currently ranks #2118 among boys.
2,060 total births across 59 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2006 with 71 births in a single year.
Naeem by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 551 births that decade — 27% of Naeem's all-time total
Naeem decade highlights
- Peak decade 551 births
- Runner-up 477 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Naeem's strongest decade
551 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 27% of all-time use.
Naeem by state
Where Naeem concentrates geographically — total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 306 | 14.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 242 | 11.7% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 142 | 6.9% |
| #4 | California | | 59 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 38 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 29 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 23 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Texas | | 19 | 0.9% |
306 of 2,060 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Pennsylvania 14.9% of nationwide
- New York 11.7% of nationwide
- New Jersey 6.9% of nationwide
- California 2.9% of nationwide
- Georgia 1.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 12 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Pennsylvania accounts for 14.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Naeem appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1966–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.