How Many People Are Named Reem?
An estimated 3,398 people in the United States have the first name Reem. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Reem peaked in popularity in 2024 with 176 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Reem as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Reem paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,398
About 1 in 100,869 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2024
176 births
Total Registered
3,469
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Reem
Reem is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,469 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Reem as a female name
Ranked #1,305 in 2024
176 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (176 births)
Reem: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Reem span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,036 babies were registered. While Reem is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Reem by Decade
How has Reem tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Reem by State
Birth registrations for Reem span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Michigan, California, New York. The lowest are in South Carolina, Arizona, Missouri. On average, about 121 Reems were registered per state.
Reem + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Reem as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Reem: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Reem?
We estimate approximately 3,398 people named Reem are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 100,869 Americans share this first name.
Is Reem a common name?
Reem is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,469 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Reem most popular?
Reem reached peak popularity in 2024, when 176 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Reem is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Reem a female name?
Reem is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Reem Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Reem Smith, Reem Johnson, Reem Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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