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Kadeem

Boy

Meaning of Kadeem: Arabic: 'servant'

Kadeem is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 4162nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3688th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4162

24 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3688

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,644

First recorded 1988 · peak 1991

Trend

falling

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 52 babies1989: 196 babies1990: 342 babies19901991: 391 babies1992: 309 babies1993: 184 babies1994: 165 babies1995: 127 babies1996: 90 babies1997: 87 babies1998: 42 babies1999: 37 babies2000: 30 babies20002001: 33 babies2002: 27 babies2003: 25 babies2004: 21 babies2005: 19 babies2006: 11 babies2007: 10 babies2008: 21 babies2009: 19 babies2010: 21 babies20102011: 28 babies2012: 24 babies2013: 25 babies2014: 27 babies2015: 28 babies2016: 30 babies2017: 41 babies2018: 25 babies2019: 24 babies2020: 31 babies20202021: 20 babies2022: 19 babies2023: 16 babies2024: 23 babies2025: 24 babies
US babies named Kadeem per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 391.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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