Boualem () is a given name for males, occurring especially in Algeria. People named Boualem include:
Boualem Bel Alouane (born 1961), Algerian boxer Boualem Amirouche (born 1942), Algerian footballer Boualem Benmalek (born 1989), Algerian footballer Boualem Bensaïd (born 1967), Algerian Islamist Boualem Bessaïh (1930–2016), Algerian politician and writer Boualem Boukacem (born 1957), Algerian singer of Kabyle music Boualem Charef (born 1958), Algerian footballer and manager Boualem Khouider, Algerian-Canadian applied mathematician, climate scientist, and author Boualem Khoukhi (born 1990), Algerian footballer Boualem Mankour (born 1970), French-Algerian footballer and manager Boualem Mesmoudi (born 1994), Algerian footballer Boualem Miloudi (born 1965), Algerian judoka Boualem Rahoui (born 1948), Algerian athlete Boualem Sansal (born 1949), Algerian-French author
Surname Mohamed Boualem (born 1987), Algerian footballer
Companies Hamoud Boualem, an Algerian soft drinks manufacturer
Places Boualem, El Bayadh Boualem District