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Halimah

100% girls · 23 born in 2025

Halimah has been given to about 562 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 555
Median age today20 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Halimah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 23
  • Born in 202523
  • All time562
  • England & Wales, 202527

How popular is Halimah?

Its best year was 2025, when 23 babies were given the name, ranking 5468th. The typical living American called Halimah is about 20 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Halimah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Aliyah0.79
  2. Maliyah0.79
  3. Kaliyah0.79
  4. Jaliyah0.79
  5. Taliyah0.79
  6. Aliah0.79
  7. Maliah0.79
  8. Dalilah0.79

Middle names for Halimah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Halimah Eve0.82
  2. Halimah Anne0.80
  3. Halimah Rose0.79
  4. Halimah Louise0.79
  5. Halimah June0.78
  6. Halimah Pearl0.78

Sibling names for Halimah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.84
  2. Andiesister · 0.83
  3. Samirasister · 0.83
  4. Yehudabrother · 0.83
  5. Misaelbrother · 0.82
  6. Amarissister · 0.81

Where Halimah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Halimah White0.74
  2. Halimah Reyes0.74
  3. Halimah Nguyen0.74
  4. Halimah Moore0.74
  5. Halimah Lee0.74
  6. Halimah Green0.74

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 Halimah

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

Halimah 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.