Fun Facts About the Name Kazeem
- 56 babies named Kazeem: U.S. records list 56 babies given the name Kazeem from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kazeem Mean?
Kazeem is a spelling variant of the Arabic masculine name Kāẓim (كاظم), which means "forbearing" or "one who restrains anger." It comes from the Arabic root k-ẓ-m, whose basic sense is to restrain, suppress, or hold back - especially anger. The name is an active participle, so its literal force is "one who restrains" or "one who suppresses (anger)," while the customary English gloss is "forbearing."
The spelling Kazeem represents the same name as Kazim, with the long ā and emphatic ẓ rendered simply as a and z in Latin-script use. It is not a separate Arabic root or a distinct name with its own etymology.
Kazeem Name History & Origins
The name Kāẓim is an Arabic given name formed from the root k-ẓ-m. In Arabic, the active participle kāẓim describes someone who restrains anger or bears provocation without retaliating. In Twelver Shia tradition, the title al-Kāẓim is associated with the seventh imam, Mūsā al-Kāẓim.
As Arabic names spread with Islam, the name took different spellings in different languages: Kazım in Turkish, Kazem in Persian, and Kazim in Urdu and other South Asian languages. Kazeem is an established form in Nigeria, especially among Yoruba Muslims, who have long used Arabic-derived names. In that setting, Kazeem is the form of the Arabic name used in Yoruba Muslim naming, not a separate Yoruba root.
Because the name is a transliteration, its spelling varies by region and script: Kazeem, Kazim, Kadhim, and Kazem all represent the same Arabic original. The spelling Kazeem does not by itself indicate a different meaning or a different historical origin.
How Popular is the Name Kazeem?
Kazeem has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #6,038 in 1976.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,594 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #13,218 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #11,457 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #6,695 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #6,407 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #8,579 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1988 | #7,915 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #7,574 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #6,038 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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