Recorded 1994–2023 Boys' name Peak 2008 58 births

Naiem — boys' name

58 babies named Naiem in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s212010s142020s13
2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Naiem was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

8 babies were named Naiem in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Naiem

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Naiem between 1994 and 2023, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Naiem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Naiem performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Naiem shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Naiem 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 58 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.

Naiem at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

58

Since 1994

30 years of records

Peak year

2008

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1994

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2023

Naiem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1994

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
8
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Naiem by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
21 births that decade — 36% of Naiem's all-time total
1990s102000s212010s142020s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naiem?
58 babies have been named Naiem since 1994. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2008 with 8 births.
When was Naiem most popular?
Naiem was most popular in the 2000s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Naiem been used?
Naiem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 30 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Naiem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Naim, Nainoa, Nain, Naithan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1994–2023 (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.