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Alima

Girl

Meaning of Alima: Arabic: 'learned' or 'wise'

Alima is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6002nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6002

18 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4192

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

495

First recorded 1976 · peak 2018

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 8 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 13 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 10 babies1997: 7 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 12 babies2000: 9 babies20002001: 6 babies2002: 7 babies2003: 11 babies2004: 8 babies2005: 17 babies2006: 16 babies2007: 15 babies2008: 18 babies2009: 11 babies2010: 17 babies20102011: 10 babies2012: 16 babies2013: 11 babies2014: 14 babies2015: 20 babies2016: 15 babies2017: 16 babies2018: 25 babies2019: 20 babies2020: 21 babies20202021: 20 babies2022: 16 babies2023: 17 babies2024: 23 babies2025: 18 babies
US babies named Alima per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 25.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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