Naima
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- na-EE-ma
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,344 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,017 for girls
Naima is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “blessed, living in comfort”. In 2025 it ranked 2,344th for girls in the UK (12 babies) and 2,017th for girls in the US (94 babies).
What does Naima mean?
Arabic
“blessed, living in comfort”
From the same Arabic root as na'im, 'bliss', used in the Qur'anic phrase Gardens of Bliss for paradise.
Is Naima a girl's or a boy's name?
Naima is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the UK and 94 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Naima in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,344among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were named Naima, making it the 2,344th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,647th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 71 girls.
Half of all the girls named Naima in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 22 girls in the UK were given Naima or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,274, up from #2,344 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,276th in England and Wales.
Naima in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,344 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,803 |
| 2023 | 18 | #1,728 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,450 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,882 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,647 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,651 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,678 |
| 2017 | 28 | #1,284 |
| 2016 | 24 | #1,452 |
| 2015 | 25 | #1,389 |
| 2014 | 24 | #1,418 |
| 2013 | 39 | #1,007 |
| 2012 | 44 | #919 |
| 2011 | 63 | #688 |
| 2010 | 52 | #761 |
| 2009 | 56 | #716 |
| 2008 | 71 | #586 |
| 2007 | 52 | #714 |
| 2006 | 58 | #632 |
| 2005 | 57 | #624 |
| 2004 | 45 | #698 |
| 2003 | 43 | #711 |
| 2002 | 39 | #722 |
| 2001 | 34 | #783 |
| 2000 | 38 | #705 |
| 1999 | 37 | #704 |
| 1998 | 20 | #1,123 |
| 1997 | 31 | #822 |
| 1996 | 21 | #1,024 |
How popular is Naima in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,017among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 94about 1 in 17,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 94 girls in the US were named Naima, making it the 2,017th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,728th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 305 girls. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the girls named Naima in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 120 girls in the US were given Naima or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,491, up from #2,017 for this spelling alone.
Naima in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94 | #2,017 |
| 2024 | 87 | #2,178 |
| 2023 | 102 | #1,934 |
| 2022 | 88 | #2,156 |
| 2021 | 105 | #1,885 |
| 2020 | 116 | #1,728 |
| 2019 | 128 | #1,648 |
| 2018 | 143 | #1,520 |
| 2017 | 168 | #1,373 |
| 2016 | 152 | #1,496 |
| 2015 | 156 | #1,470 |
| 2014 | 188 | #1,275 |
| 2013 | 146 | #1,509 |
| 2012 | 173 | #1,351 |
| 2011 | 233 | #1,059 |
| 2010 | 202 | #1,197 |
| 2009 | 247 | #1,048 |
| 2008 | 287 | #945 |
| 2007 | 305 | #902 |
| 2006 | 299 | #890 |
| 2005 | 283 | #891 |
| 2004 | 49 | #3,123 |
| 2003 | 38 | #3,651 |
| 2002 | 46 | #3,099 |
| 2001 | 44 | #3,138 |
| 2000 | 50 | #2,850 |
| 1999 | 37 | #3,371 |
| 1998 | 33 | #3,570 |
| 1997 | 29 | #3,812 |
| 1996 | 31 | #3,564 |
| 1995 | 25 | #4,094 |
| 1994 | 27 | #3,887 |
| 1993 | 22 | #4,518 |
| 1992 | 20 | #4,842 |
| 1991 | 23 | #4,323 |
| 1990 | 17 | #5,281 |
| 1989 | 22 | #4,242 |
| 1988 | 25 | #3,685 |
| 1987 | 22 | #3,854 |
| 1986 | 21 | #3,888 |
| 1985 | 22 | #3,729 |
| 1984 | 26 | #3,232 |
| 1983 | 27 | #3,064 |
| 1982 | 37 | #2,532 |
| 1981 | 31 | #2,847 |
| 1980 | 34 | #2,699 |
| 1979 | 30 | #2,860 |
| 1978 | 45 | #2,092 |
| 1977 | 38 | #2,341 |
| 1976 | 45 | #1,968 |
| 1975 | 35 | #2,321 |
| 1974 | 27 | #2,683 |
| 1973 | 18 | #3,480 |
| 1972 | 18 | #3,404 |
| 1971 | 18 | #3,507 |
| 1970 | 14 | #4,037 |
| 1969 | 9 | #5,056 |
Names like Naima
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Aaliyah Hafsa Zainab Hiba Halima Khadija Amira Safiya Rahma Habiba Sumayyah
Other spellings of Naima
Names related to Naima
Nami Nima Nimah Nyima Nahima Naiomi Naama Namya Namiah Namiyah
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), 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, “Naima: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/naima, updated 20 October 2026.