Jamima
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- juh-MY-muh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jamima is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “dove”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jamima mean?
Hebrew: respelling of Jemima
“dove”
A respelling of Jemima, the name of one of Job's daughters in the Bible.
Is Jamima a girl's or a boy's name?
Jamima is a girls' name.
How popular is Jamima in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Jamima in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jamima in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
Nicknames for Jamima
- Mima
Names like Jamima
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Habiba, Humaira, Faiza, Fabiha, Sabiha, Fariha, Saba, Salma, Safia, Umaiza, Samira, Zahara
Names related to Jamima
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Jamima: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jamima, updated 20 October 2026.