Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2018

Reema

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,205 Trend ↓ Falling 12%
Rank 2025
#3,205
among girls · ↑120 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
50
named Reema · +4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 32,145
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
63 babies
All-time total
1,657
#5,351 all-time among girls
First recorded
1965
in Social Security records

Reema popularity over time

1,657 babies have been named Reema since 1965, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2018Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 12 1 – #6,345
1970s 75 8 +525% #4,372
1980s 243 24 +224% #2,756
1990s 351 35 +44% #2,785
2000s 262 26 -25% #4,008
2010s 450 45 +72% #2,733
2020s (to 2025) 264 44 -2% #3,205

Where Reema is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 49 0.03 outside top 500
2027 48 0.03 outside top 500
2028 47 0.03 outside top 500
2029 47 0.03 outside top 500
2030 46 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Reema

Reema is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,205 in 2025 with 50 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1965, 1,657 American babies have been named Reema. Its peak came in 2018, when 63 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Reema stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Reema?

The median living Reema is about 19 years old; half are between 8 and 33. An estimated 1,600 people named Reema are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Reema year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 50 #3,205
2024 48 #3,325
2023 38 #3,967
2022 46 #3,460
2021 40 #3,788
2020 42 #3,590
2019 57 #2,920
2018 63 #2,733
2017 49 #3,288
2016 45 #3,509
2015 53 #3,170
2014 46 #3,475
2013 30 #4,735
2012 39 #3,976
2011 33 #4,447
2010 35 #4,284
2009 24 #5,852
2008 26 #5,544
2007 36 #4,276
2006 28 #5,065
2005 23 #5,568
2004 19 #6,442
2003 21 #5,751
2002 29 #4,363
2001 32 #4,008
2000 24 #4,940
1995 42 #2,871
1990 42 #2,785
1985 26 #3,389
1980 16 #4,684
1975 12 #5,084
1970 – –
1965 6 #6,345
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
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1885 – –
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Famous people named Reema

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Reema Lagoo Reema Lagoo Indian actress (1958–2017) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Reema, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Reema?

The median living Reema is about 19 years old. Half of all living Reemas are between 8 and 33 years old.

How many people named Reema are alive today?

An estimated 1,600 people named Reema are alive in the United States, based on 1,657 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Reema in 2025?

Reema ranked #3,205 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 50 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Reema?

1,657 babies have been named Reema in the United States since 1965, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Reema most popular?

Reema peaked in 2018, when 63 newborns received the name.

Is Reema a boy or girl name?

Reema is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Reema rising or falling?

Reema is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Reema become more popular?

Reema is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 46 girls named Reema in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Reema?

Well-known people named Reema include Reema Lagoo (actor).

Names like Reema

Names that sound and feel close to Reema: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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