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Halimah

Girl

Meaning of Halimah: Arabic & Persian: 'gentle or patient'

Halimah 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 — 5198th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1097th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5198

23 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1097

31 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

562

First recorded 1975 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 10 babies1982: 10 babies1983: 9 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 18 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 11 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 10 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 10 babies1997: 12 babies1998: 13 babies1999: 13 babies2000: 13 babies20002001: 14 babies2002: 12 babies2003: 11 babies2004: 11 babies2005: 13 babies2006: 18 babies2007: 14 babies2008: 14 babies2009: 19 babies2010: 13 babies20102011: 12 babies2012: 9 babies2013: 13 babies2014: 12 babies2015: 7 babies2016: 14 babies2017: 16 babies2018: 14 babies2019: 13 babies2020: 17 babies20202021: 16 babies2022: 16 babies2023: 18 babies2024: 16 babies2025: 23 babies
US babies named Halimah 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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