Hareem

A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning sacred or forbidden.

Babies a year
21
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1454
21 babies

Hareem by the numbers

In 2025, 21 babies in England and Wales were named Hareem. In the US, 48 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 54 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hareem. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Hareersilk; smooth and soft5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Harperharp player10,735 in the US (2017)
  • Harleyhare meadow or rocky meadow366 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Harleehare meadow; modern respelling of Harley489 in the US (2017)
  • Harleenhare meadow; a modern respelling of Harley31 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Haleemapatient, forbearing, clement54 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Hareem

Names that are said the same way as Hareem, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Haramforbidden or sacred17 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean holiness

Like Hareem, each of these has holiness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Arianavery holy; form of Ariadne3,870 in the US (2017)
  • Ariannamost holy; form of Ariadne3,264 in the US (2017)
  • Isabelledevoted to God; form of Elizabeth814 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Sydneywide meadow or saint Denis2,047 in the US (2017)
  • Trinitythe holy trinity or three in one1,864 in the US (2017)
  • Izabelladevoted to God; variant of Isabella1,220 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Hareem

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