Thaslima
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- tahs-LEE-ma
- Origin
- Arabic
Thaslima 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 Thaslima mean?
Arabic: variant of Taslima, from Arabic taslim 'submission to God'
“submission to God”
Variant of Taslima, from the Arabic root s-l-m, which also gives Islam, Muslim and salaam.
Is Thaslima a girl's or a boy's name?
Thaslima is a girls' name.
How popular is Thaslima in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 7 girls.
Thaslima in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
Names like Thaslima
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Habiba, Saba, Sabiha, Waziha, Faiza, Aysha, Fariha, Nafisa, Fatiha, Afifa, Safia, Samira
Names related to Thaslima
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Thaslima: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/thaslima, updated 20 October 2026.