Naim (also spelled Na'im, Naïm, Nayeem, Naeem, Naiem, Nahim, Naheem, Nyhiem, Nihiem, Nyheim, Niheem, Nahiem or Nyiem) (, ) is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Naeem

• Naeem M. Abdurrahman (born 1954), Libyan nuclear scientist, engineer, and academic

• Naeem Ahmed (born 1952), Pakistani cricketer

• Naeem Akhtar, multiple people

• Naeem Amjad (born 1965), Pakistani field hockey player

• Naeem Anjum (born 1987), Pakistani cricketer

• Naeem Anwar (born 1972), Pakistani jurist

• Naeem Ashraf (born 1972), Pakistani cricketer

• Naeem Baig (born 1952), Pakistani short story writer

• Naeem Baloch, Afghan politician

• Naeem Bokhari (born 1948), Pakistani television host and lawyer

• Naeem Hussain Chattha, Pakistani politician

• Naeem Ejaz, Pakistani politician

• Naeem Ullah Gill (born 1985), Pakistani politician

• Naeem Gul (born 1954), Pakistani footballer

• Naeemul Haque (1949–2020), Pakistani politician

• Naeem U. Hasan, Pakistani diplomat

• Naeem Hashmi (1914–1976), Pakistani film actor

• Naeem Islam (born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketer

• Naeem Islam (cricketer, born 1994) (born 1994), Bangladeshi cricketer

• Naeem Issa (1933–2025), Egyptian actor

• Naeem Jack (born 2007), South African sprint hurdler

• Naeem Sabir Jamaldini (died 2011), Pakistani social worker and human rights activist

• Na'eem Jeenah (born 1965), South African political activist

• Naeem Khan (born 1958), American fashion designer

• Naeem Khan (cricketer) (born 1971), Pakistani cricketer

• Naeem Ahmad Khan (1928–2013), Pakistani nuclear physicist

• Naeem Ahmed Kharal (1957–2026), Pakistani politician

• Naeem Khalid Lodhi, Pakistani army general

• Naeem Masih (born 1987), Pakistani para-athlete

• Naeem Mohaiemen (born 1969), Bangladeshi writer, artist, and film director

• Naeem Mohammed (born 1996), Ghanaian footballer

• Naeem-ud-Deen Muradabadi (1887–1948), Indian jurist, scholar, mufti, Quranic exegete, and educator

• Naeem Murr (born 1965), British novelist

• Na'eem Offord, American college football player

• Naeem Rahim (born 1976), Pakistani-American nephrologist and musician

• Naeem Ashraf Raja (born 1967), Pakistani conservationists

• Naeem-ur-Rehman (born 1982), Pakistani cricketer

• Naeem Abbas Rufi, Pakistani singer

• Naeem Saad (born 1957), Kuwaiti footballer

• Naeem Saddam (born 1968), Iraqi footballer

• Naeem Sheth (born 1980), Zimbabwean cricketer

• Naeem Siddiqui (1916–2002), Pakistani Islamic scholar, writer, and politician

• Naeem Tahir (born 1937), Pakistani actor

• Naeem Sakhi Tanoli, Pakistani politician

• Naeem Triplin (born 2001), birth name of Eem Triplin, American rapper and record producer

• Naeem Wardak (born 1985), Afghan Taliban spokesperson

• Naeem Zamindar, Pakistani businessman

Naeemuddin

• Naeemuddin (Pakistani cricketer) (born 1981), Pakistani first-class cricketer

• Naeemuddin Aslam (born 1982), Emirati cricketer

Naeim

• Naeim Ghalili (born 1962), Iranian actor and filmmaker

• Naeim Giladi (1926–2010), Iraqi Jewish author

• Naeim Saadavi (born 1969), Iranian football player and coach

Naim

• Naïm Aarab (born 1988), Belgian football player

• Naïm Abou-Jaoudé (born 1966), Lebanese banker

• Naim Ahmed, Bangladeshi police officer

• Na'im Akbar (born 1944), American psychologist

• Naim Allaj (born 1950), Albanian footballer

• Naim Antaki (1971–1903), Syrian politician

• Naim Araidi (1950–2015), Israeli writer

• Naim Ateek (born 1937), Palestinian priest

• Naim Attallah (1931–2021), Palestinian businessman

• Naim Van Attenhoven (born 2003), Belgian footballer

• Naim Beka (1966–1999), Kosovar army officer

• Naimuzzaman Bhuiyan (born 1973), Bangladeshi politician

• Naïm Byar (born 2005), French-Moroccan footballer

• Naim Dangoor (1914–2015), British businessman

• Naim Dhifallah (born 1982), Tunisian basketball player

• Naim Farouqi (born 1960), Afghan detainee

• Naim Frashëri (1846–1900), Albanian romantic poet

• Naim Frashëri (actor) (1923–1975), Albanian actor

• Naim García (born 2002), Spanish footballer

• Naim Hadžiabdić (1918–1987), Bosnian cleric

• Naim ibn Hammad (died 843), Arab Hadith collector

• Naim Ul Hasan (born 1971), Indian politician

• Naimul Islam (born 2000), Bangladeshi cricketer

• Naim Jerliu (born 1969), Kosovan public health specialist and politician

• Naïm Kattan (1928–2021), Jewish Iraqi-born Canadian writer

• Naim Khader (1939–1981), Palestinian Fatah member

• Naim Akhtar Khan (born 1959), Indian-French physiologist

• Naim Kryeziu (1918–2010), Albanian football player

• Naim Kuchi (born 1940), Afghan detainee

• Naïm Laidouni (born 2002), French-Algerian footballer

• Naim Maloku (born 1958), Kosovar politician

• Naïm Matoug (born 2003), Dutch footballer

• Naim Moghabghab (1911–1959), Lebanese political leader and an independence hero

• Naim Moktar (born 1994), Malaysian politician

• Na'im ibn Musa, Iraqi mathematician

• Naim Nova (born 1940), Albanian actor, director, and producer

• Naim Popal (born 1954), Afghan musician

• Naim Qassem (born 1953), Lebanese Shia cleric and politician

• Naimur Rahman (born 1974), Bangladeshi politician and cricketer

• Naimul Islam Ratul, Bangladeshi musician

• Naim al-Rubaye (born 1970), Iraqi politician

• Naim Sharifi (born 1992), Russian-Tajik footballer

• Naïm Sliti (born 1992), French-Tunisian footballer

• Naim Süleymanoğlu (1967–2017), Turkish weightlifter

• Naim Talhouk, Lebanese writer and poet

• Naim Talu (1919–1998), Turkish politician and Prime Minister

• Naim Terbunja (born 1984), Swedish boxer

• Naím Thomas (born 1980), Spanish singer and actor

• Naim Uddin, Bangladeshi field hockey player

• Naim Ulmasov (born 1992), Tajik footballer

• Naim Uludoğan (1911–2010), Turkish artist, sculptor, and cartographic officer

Surname

Naeem

• Gilaman Wazir (real name Hazrat Naeem; 1992–2024), Afghan Pashto poet

• Hussein Naeem (1987–2007), Lebanese football player

• Mohammad Naeem (disambiguation), multiple people

Naim

• Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im (born 1946), Sudanese lawyer and writer

• Armon Ben-Naim (born 1990), Israeli football player

• C. M. Naim (1936–2025), American writer

• Moisés Naím (born 1952), Venezuelan writer

• Omar Naim (born 1977), Lebanese film director and screenwriter

• Ra'anan Naim (1935–2009), Israeli politician

• Yael Naim (born 1978), Israeli singer

• Yuval Naim (born 1967), Israeli former football player and manager