Reem

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Rim in FR France, TR Türkiye, TN Tunisia and 5 more, Рим in RU Russia, KZ Kazakhstan and Рім in UA Ukraine.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Reem is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate given name1.0K records spelled Reem2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Iraq, United Kingdom, India

  Also written Re'Em

• Bulgarian given name197 records spelled Reem7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Syria, United States, Türkiye, Bulgaria

  Languages: Bulgarian, Croatian, Slovenian

  Also written Řëêm, Réem

• Sinhala given name169 records spelled Reem2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Syria, Türkiye, Israel

  Also written Rëëm

• Hebrew given name161 records spelled Reem2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Israel, United States, Syria, Sudan

  Also written Re'Em

• Romanian given name72 records spelled Reem2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Syria

  Also written Rěěm

• a separate given name70 records spelled Reem6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Syria

  Also written Rễẽm, Rêêm, Rẽẽm, Rệệm, Řèem

33 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Reem is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Swedish, Reem (Rim) är ett arabiskt namn, samma som djurbeteckningen ’krävgasell’ (Gazella subgutturosa). Namnet väljs för att anspela på att barnet har vackra ögon, liksom gaseller.

  as a name·Förnamn i Sverige. Kortfattat namnlexikon

• In Arabic, fair; refers to appearance at birth

  as a name·African Muslim Names

• In Arabic, gazelle; white antelope

  as a name·African Muslim Names

• white antelope

  as a name·Whats in a name = Unaitwaje a Swahili book of names

• In enm, alternative form of reme (“ream”)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 57 years between 1969–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Reem Saadehb. 1958JOJordanian actress and voice actress
• Reem Al Hashimyb. 1978AEEmirati civil servant and Minister of State
• Reem Khericib. 1983FRFrench actress and film director
• Reem Mostafab. 1986EGEgyptian actress
• Reem Abdullahb. 1987SASaudi Arabian Actress
• Reem Alabali Radovanb. 1990DEGerman politician (SPD), Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Member of the German Bundestag
• Reem Abdalazemb. 1992EGEgyptian synchronized swimmer
• Reem Mansourb. 1993EGEgyptian archer
• Reem Al Numeryb. 1996YEYemeni child rights activist
• Reem Acrab. 2000LBfashion designer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 240 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Reem?

We estimate roughly 13 thousand people bear Reem (counting its spellings and scripts) across 7 countries in our records.

In which country does Reem have the most bearers?

Reem is most frequently recorded in Russia, where it is most often spelled рим.

How common is Reem compared with other names?

In Russia, Reem is the 400th most common given name of 418,751 given names recorded there.

Is Reem a male or female name?

Reem is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Reem mean?

Recorded meaning: A large horned animal in ancient Hebrew literature, variously identified with the wild ox or aurochs (Bos primigenius), the Arabian oryx, or a mythical creature (compare unicorn).