Kadeem
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning servant or helper.
Kadeem by the numbers
In 2025, 9 babies in England and Wales were named Kadeem. In the US, 41 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 392 babies in 1991, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kadeem. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kareemnoble; generous and dignified79 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kaleemspeaker or eloquent one15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kaseemdivider or distributor; from Qasim14 in the US (2017)
- Kaheemwise; variant of Hakeem7 in the US (2017)
- Kabeergreat or mighty; the mighty one13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kaleelfriend; a form of khalil13 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Kadeem
Names that are said the same way as Kadeem, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Khadimservant or attendant8 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a helper
Like Kadeem, each of these has a helper in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ezrahelp, helper1,300 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alexisdefender, helper2,847 in the US (2017)
- Alexdefender, helper; short form of Alexander or Alexis2,766 in the US (2017)
- Adrielmy help is god; flock of god1,553 in the US (2017)
- Codyhelpful; descendant of Ó Cuidighthigh504 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marshallhorse servant or stable master938 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kadeem
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