Nilima
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nee-LEE-ma
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Nilima is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “blueness”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nilima mean?
Sanskrit: Sanskrit nilima, used in Bengali and Hindi
“blueness”
Is Nilima a girl's or a boy's name?
Nilima is a girls' name.
How popular is Nilima 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 7 girls.
Nilima in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
Names like Nilima
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nafisa, Alisha, Francesca, Aysha, Emma, Sabrina, Naima, Faiza, Habiba, Sabiha, Samira, Fabiha
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
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, “Nilima: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nilima, updated 20 October 2026.