Aalimah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-LEE-ma
- Origin
- Arabic
Aalimah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “learned, knowing”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Aalimah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Alima; feminine of Alim
“learned, knowing”
From the Arabic root for knowledge; al-Alim, 'the All-Knowing', is one of the names of God in Islam.
Meaning borrowed from Alima.
Is Aalimah a girl's or a boy's name?
Aalimah is a girls' name.
How popular is Aalimah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2018, with 6 girls.
Aalimah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
Names like Aalimah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaminah Nusaybah Ruqayyah Zainab Safa Aafiyah Abeeha Umaymah Azeemah Umamah Sumayyah Ayah
Names related to Aalimah
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aalimah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aalimah, updated 20 October 2026.