Taslima
Girl · tahs-LEE-ma · Arabic
Taslima is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “submission to God”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Taslima mean?
Arabic: from Arabic taslim 'submission, surrender to God'
“submission to God”
From the Arabic root s-l-m, which also gives Islam, Muslim and salaam.
- Say it
- tahs-LEE-ma
Is Taslima a girl's or a boy's name?
Taslima is a girls' name.
How popular is Taslima in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 24 girls.
Half of all the girls named Taslima in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Taslima in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,764 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,692 |
| 2004 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2003 | 17 | #1,369 |
| 2002 | 24 | #1,016 |
| 2001 | 18 | #1,204 |
| 2000 | 17 | #1,230 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,347 |
| 1998 | 21 | #1,080 |
| 1997 | 23 | #995 |
| 1996 | 22 | #988 |
Names like Taslima
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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