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Zaeem

Boy

Meaning of Zaeem: Arabic: 'leader' or 'chief'

Zaeem is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 6441st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2921st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6441

13 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2921

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

352

First recorded 1996 · peak 2015

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 5 babies2000: 5 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 8 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 6 babies2005: 5 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 7 babies2008: 9 babies2009: 12 babies2010: 8 babies20102011: 9 babies2012: 18 babies2013: 15 babies2014: 14 babies2015: 33 babies2016: 21 babies2017: 22 babies2018: 19 babies2019: 13 babies2020: 26 babies20202021: 23 babies2022: 16 babies2023: 14 babies2024: 26 babies2025: 13 babies
US babies named Zaeem per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 33.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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