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Shaima

100% girls · 6 born in 2025

Shaima has been given to about 277 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 275
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shaima per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2016 · 17
  • Born in 20256
  • All time277

How popular is Shaima?

Its best year was 2016, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 7189th. The typical living American called Shaima is about 15 years old today.

Names that sound like Shaima

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shaina0.81
  2. Naima0.75
  3. Shayla0.73
  4. Shayna0.73
  5. Shakira0.73
  6. Shanika0.73
  7. Shamika0.73
  8. Salma0.70

Middle names for Shaima

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shaima Josephine0.84
  2. Shaima Rose0.83
  3. Shaima Louise0.83
  4. Shaima June0.82
  5. Shaima Pearl0.82
  6. Shaima Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Shaima

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.80
  2. Yousefbrother · 0.79
  3. Keziahsister · 0.79
  4. Azariasister · 0.79
  5. Abdullahbrother · 0.79
  6. Galileasister · 0.78

Where Shaima is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shaima White0.78
    2. Shaima Reyes0.78
    3. Shaima Nguyen0.78
    4. Shaima Moore0.78
    5. Shaima Lee0.78
    6. Shaima Hill0.78

    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 Shaima

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

    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.