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Haleema

Girl

Meaning of Haleema: Arabic: 'gentle' or 'patient'

Haleema is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 5493rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 736th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5493

21 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#736

51 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

468

First recorded 1976 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 6 babies1997: 8 babies1998: 5 babies1999: 5 babies2000: 8 babies20002001: 10 babies2002: 12 babies2003: 12 babies2004: 14 babies2005: 9 babies2006: 11 babies2007: 15 babies2008: 19 babies2009: 13 babies2010: 13 babies20102011: 12 babies2012: 21 babies2013: 22 babies2014: 16 babies2015: 14 babies2016: 15 babies2017: 14 babies2018: 17 babies2019: 8 babies2020: 22 babies20202021: 17 babies2022: 21 babies2023: 22 babies2024: 23 babies2025: 21 babies
US babies named Haleema per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 23.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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