Amima
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-MEE-ma
- Origin
- Arabic
Amima is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Amima come from?
Arabic: probably a spelling of Umaima or Amina
Is Amima a girl's or a boy's name?
Amima is a girls' name.
How popular is Amima in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Amima in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Amima in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,485 |
| 2016 | 13 | #2,224 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Amima
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Abeeha, Amira, Safa, Aaliyah, Khadija, Rumaysa, Afifa, Hafsa, Zainab, Rahma, Aaminah, Safiya
Names related to Amima
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
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, “Amima: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/amima, updated 20 October 2026.