The baby name Kadeem is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced kuh-DEEM.
Kadeem is African American, Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Kadeem is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced kuh-DEEM.
Kadeem is African American, Arabic in Origin.
Kadeem is an English spelling of Arabic qadīm, written قديم, from the triliteral Semitic root q-d-m concerned with precedence and being before. The adjective is attested in Qur’anic Arabic; in classical lexicography its literal sense is ancient, old, former, or having no assigned beginning. The long ī in qadīm is often represented in English by ee.
As a personal name it appears in Arabic and Muslim naming beside Qadim and Qadeem; Kadim is familiar in Turkish and Balkan usage. In the United States, Kadeem acquired an African American context through late twentieth-century Arabic and Islamic naming currents: Encyclopedia.com notes Arabic and Islamic names in Black communities from Noble Drew Ali and the Nation of Islam, with renewed respectability in the 1960s and 1970s. Actor Kadeem Hardison, born in Brooklyn in 1965 to African American model Bethann Hardison, later gave the spelling public visibility.
| Kadeem Hardison Kadeem Hardison is an American actor best known for playing Dwayne Wayne on A Different World, the hit spin-off of The Cosby Show. He is the son of fashion model Bethann Hardison and rose to fame through his standout role on the series. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM | 0 | #87 | 7 | 3,714 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #215 | 58 | 6,876 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #276 | 3 | 7,507 |
| Canada | Boys | 2000 | #284 | 5 | 1,906 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #507 | 4 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #654 | 14 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #870 | 23 | 7,044 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #870 | 12 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #991 | 11 | 16,750 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 7 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,081 | 12 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,536 | 79 | 28,008 |
Kadeem is popular in 21 countries — most recent births per country:
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