Halima
Girl · ha-LEE-ma · Arabic
Halima is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “gentle, patient”. In 2025 it ranked 361st for girls in the UK (132 babies) and 1,902nd for girls in the US (102 babies).
What does Halima mean?
Arabic
“gentle, patient”
Halimah al-Sadiyah was the Prophet Muhammad's foster mother, who nursed him as a baby.
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- ha-LEE-ma
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Is Halima a girl's or a boy's name?
Halima is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 132 girls in the UK and 102 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Halima in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #361among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 132about 1 in 2,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 132 girls in the UK were named Halima, making it the 361st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 359th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 150 girls.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the girls named Halima in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 230 girls in the UK were given Halima or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #232, up from #361 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 335th in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Halima in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 132 | #361 |
| 2024 | 131 | #374 |
| 2023 | 118 | #394 |
| 2022 | 111 | #425 |
| 2021 | 141 | #367 |
| 2020 | 136 | #359 |
| 2019 | 97 | #475 |
| 2018 | 91 | #519 |
| 2017 | 108 | #454 |
| 2016 | 124 | #411 |
| 2015 | 118 | #426 |
| 2014 | 115 | #422 |
| 2013 | 133 | #380 |
| 2012 | 150 | #358 |
| 2011 | 134 | #381 |
| 2010 | 134 | #374 |
| 2009 | 112 | #428 |
| 2008 | 120 | #402 |
| 2007 | 117 | #395 |
| 2006 | 114 | #398 |
| 2005 | 130 | #340 |
| 2004 | 113 | #373 |
| 2003 | 130 | #324 |
| 2002 | 109 | #352 |
| 2001 | 99 | #372 |
| 2000 | 122 | #318 |
| 1999 | 107 | #339 |
| 1998 | 97 | #376 |
| 1997 | 106 | #359 |
| 1996 | 85 | #414 |
How popular is Halima in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,902among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 102about 1 in 16,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 102 girls in the US were named Halima, making it the 1,902nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,924th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 121 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Halima in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 146 girls in the US were given Halima or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,293, up from #1,902 for this spelling alone.
Halima in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 102 | #1,902 |
| 2024 | 121 | #1,681 |
| 2023 | 98 | #2,002 |
| 2022 | 94 | #2,048 |
| 2021 | 101 | #1,943 |
| 2020 | 99 | #1,924 |
| 2019 | 87 | #2,140 |
| 2018 | 83 | #2,217 |
| 2017 | 76 | #2,384 |
| 2016 | 69 | #2,560 |
| 2015 | 73 | #2,471 |
| 2014 | 70 | #2,533 |
| 2013 | 52 | #3,122 |
| 2012 | 45 | #3,522 |
| 2011 | 54 | #3,091 |
| 2010 | 68 | #2,642 |
| 2009 | 65 | #2,751 |
| 2008 | 68 | #2,690 |
| 2007 | 50 | #3,329 |
| 2006 | 64 | #2,757 |
| 2005 | 46 | #3,313 |
| 2004 | 49 | #3,123 |
| 2003 | 35 | #3,865 |
| 2002 | 37 | #3,591 |
| 2001 | 39 | #3,413 |
| 2000 | 26 | #4,522 |
| 1999 | 33 | #3,635 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 25 | #4,236 |
| 1996 | 26 | #4,054 |
| 1995 | 24 | #4,212 |
| 1994 | 18 | #5,244 |
| 1993 | 18 | #5,200 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 22 | #4,491 |
| 1990 | 15 | #5,829 |
| 1989 | 17 | #5,043 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 10 | #6,783 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 16 | #4,477 |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 17 | #4,346 |
| 1981 | 13 | #5,253 |
| 1980 | 22 | #3,609 |
| 1979 | 22 | #3,541 |
| 1978 | 22 | #3,388 |
| 1977 | 28 | #2,837 |
| 1976 | 21 | #3,286 |
| 1975 | 21 | #3,259 |
| 1974 | 27 | #2,683 |
| 1973 | 14 | #4,154 |
| 1972 | 14 | #4,091 |
| 1971 | 9 | #5,541 |
| 1970 | 8 | #5,817 |
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