Faheema
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- fuh-HEE-muh
- Origin
- Arabic
Faheema is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “understanding”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Faheema mean?
Arabic: variant of Fahima, from fahm, 'understanding'
“understanding”
A variant spelling of Fahima, from the Arabic root f-h-m, to understand.
Is Faheema a girl's or a boy's name?
Faheema is a girls' name.
How popular is Faheema in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Faheema in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Faheema in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,815 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,450 |
Names like Faheema
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Faiza, Habiba, Fariha, Saba, Fatma, Fatiha, Fabiha, Sabiha, Safia, Waziha, Aysha, Nafisa
Names related to Faheema
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, “Faheema: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/faheema, updated 20 October 2026.