Reema is a distinctive choice, ranked #1819 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Reema in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1819
About the Name Reema
Reema is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 120 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #874 in 1997 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Reema is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Reema
Unlikely. With around 16 UK babies named Reema per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Reema in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Reema is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 120 places over the last five years to #1819 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Reema is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Reema include: Reema bint Bandar Al Saud — Reema bint Bandar Al Saud is the current Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States, a position her father had also previously held.; Reema Malhotra — Reema Malhotra is an Indian former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm leg break bowler.; Reema Omer — Reema Omer is a Pakistani lawyer, human rights professional and news analyst..
Reema does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Reemas in the wild.
16
UK babies named Reema (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 120 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Reema
Likely around 1 other Reema in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Reema
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Reema bint Bandar Al Saud is the current Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States, a position her father had also previously held. Appointed by King Salman bin Abdulaziz, she presented her credentials to Donald Trump on 8 July 2019 and took office as ambassador on 23 February 2019—becoming the first woman to serve in the role of ambassador in the country's history.
Reema Malhotra is an Indian former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm leg break bowler. She appeared in one Test match, 41 One Day Internationals and 22 Twenty20 Internationals for India between 2003 and 2013.
Reema Omer is a Pakistani lawyer, human rights professional and news analyst. She is currently working as a legal adviser for the International Commission of Jurists.
Reema Dodin is an American political advisor who served as the deputy director of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs in the Biden administration. Upon taking office, she became the highest ranking Palestinian-American woman to serve in the Executive Office of the President of the United States.
Reema Lagoo was an Indian theatre and screen actress known for her work in Hindi and Marathi cinema. She began her acting career in the Marathi theatre, after which she became a household name for playing motherly roles in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Reema construction is a system of building using prefabricated reinforced concrete panels which came into being in the late 1940s and was still in use well into the 1960s. Buildings made in this way are currently very hard to obtain finance on in the UK, primarily due to potential problems with similar large panel system construction buildings, such as Ronan Point.