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Rima

Girl

Meaning of Rima: Arabic: 'white antelope'

Rima is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3879th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2411th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3879

36 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2411

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,654

First recorded 1927 · peak 2018

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 22 babies1982: 32 babies1983: 20 babies1984: 24 babies1985: 28 babies1986: 19 babies1987: 29 babies1988: 27 babies1989: 28 babies1990: 37 babies19901991: 18 babies1992: 27 babies1993: 21 babies1994: 27 babies1995: 32 babies1996: 20 babies1997: 15 babies1998: 23 babies1999: 23 babies2000: 16 babies20002001: 21 babies2002: 19 babies2003: 20 babies2004: 14 babies2005: 13 babies2006: 15 babies2007: 14 babies2008: 12 babies2009: 9 babies2010: 15 babies20102011: 23 babies2012: 29 babies2013: 18 babies2014: 24 babies2015: 38 babies2016: 26 babies2017: 38 babies2018: 38 babies2019: 32 babies2020: 23 babies20202021: 24 babies2022: 26 babies2023: 19 babies2024: 25 babies2025: 36 babies
US babies named Rima per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 38.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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