The first name Halima

In 2025, 129 girls were named Halima, making it the 335th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2012, with 149 births (#328).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Halima with other names.

In 2025, 102 girls born in the United States were named Halima, the 1,902nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 121 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Halimah Yacob
  8th President of Singapore, born 1954
• Halima Aden
  American-Somali fashion model, born 1997
• Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb
  Foster-mother and wetnurse of Muhammad, 550–629
• Halima Tayo Alao
  Civil servant, born 1956

• Layla
• Aaliyah
• Lyla
• Maryam
• Fatima
• Aisha
• Leila
• Laila
• Amira
• Zahra
• Amina
• Lila
• Aliyah
• Khadija
• Yasmin
• Ayesha

All 218 names of Arabic origin

What does the name Halima mean?

Borrowed from Arabic حَلِيمَة (ḥalīma).

What is the origin of the name Halima?

Borrowed from Arabic حَلِيمَة (ḥalīma).

How popular is the name Halima?

In 2025, 129 girls born in England and Wales were named Halima, ranking 335th. Its peak was 2012, with 149 births.

Is Halima a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,310 US babies named Halima since 1880 were girls.

When was Halima most popular?

2024 in the United States, when 121 babies were named Halima, its highest rank at 1,689th.