Nahima
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nah-HEE-ma
Nahima is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Is Nahima a girl's or a boy's name?
Nahima is a girls' name.
How popular is Nahima in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Nahima in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2004. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Nahima in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 9 | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,576 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Nahima in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 24 girls. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Nahima in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nahima in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6,556 |
| 2007 | 24 | #5,706 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
Names like Nahima
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Hiba Aaliyah Hafsa Habiba Halima Abeeha Rahma Nabiha Sumayyah Faiza Fabiha
Names related to Nahima
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nahima: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nahima, updated 20 October 2026.