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Halima

/həˈlimə/ · 100% girls · 102 born in 2025

Halima has been given to about 2,310 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/həˈlimə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 2,284
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Halima per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 121
  • Born in 2025102
  • All time2,310
  • England & Wales, 2025#335 · 129

How popular is Halima?

Its best year was 2024, when 121 babies were given the name, ranking 1689th. The typical living American called Halima is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in Maryland, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Halima

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Fatima0.75
  2. Naima0.75
  3. Alma0.70
  4. Paloma0.70
  5. Salma0.70
  6. Halie0.60
  7. Hali0.60
  8. Wilma0.57

Middle names for Halima

Ranked by flow score
  1. Halima Rose0.85
  2. Halima Louise0.85
  3. Halima June0.84
  4. Halima Pearl0.84
  5. Halima Quinn0.84
  6. Halima Nell0.84

Sibling names for Halima

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.95
  2. Jahmirbrother · 0.95
  3. Keziahsister · 0.95
  4. Zahirbrother · 0.94
  5. Soleilsister · 0.93
  6. Maisysister · 0.93

Where Halima is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Maryland0.01%
  2. Virginia0.01%
  3. Minnesota0.01%
  4. Arizona0.01%
  5. New York0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Halima White0.80
  2. Halima Reyes0.80
  3. Halima Nguyen0.80
  4. Halima Moore0.80
  5. Halima Lee0.80
  6. Halima Green0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Halima

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Halima across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.