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Boy's nameOrigin: internationalIn Israel: steady

NadimIn Hebrew: נדים · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

Nadim (Hebrew: נדים) is a boy's name of international origin. 1,151 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 14 boys and ranked #567. Its peak year was 1997, with 32 babies.

People in Israel
1,151
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
14
rank #567
Peak year
1997
32 babies
USA
—
not in the SSA list

Writing and saying Nadim

In Hebrew letters the name is נדים, read right to left. Nadim is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Nadim by year in Israel

How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Nadim: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Nadim

How do you write Nadim in Hebrew?

Nadim is written נדים in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Nadim?

1,151 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name נדים: 0 women and 1,151 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Nadim a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named נדים are men.

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.