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Halima

Halima: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“gentle, patient, forbearing”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
hah-LEE-mah · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

From Arabic Ḥalīma, from a root meaning mildness and forbearance. A well-known bearer is Ḥalīma al-Saʿdiyya in Islamic tradition.

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How popular is Halima?

202436.0 per million US babies
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Babies named Halima in 2024121

2024 rank#1,683 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18802,208

Halima is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Halima

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Laylanight · Arabic
  • Lylanight · Arabic
  • Aaliyahexalted, rising · Arabic
  • Amiraprincess; commander · Arabic
  • Lilahnight · Arabic
  • Lilanight · Arabic
  • Nylaattainer; successful · Arabic
  • Zarablooming flower · Arabic

Halima questions

What does the name Halima mean?

Halima means "gentle, patient, forbearing". It comes from Arabic. From Arabic Ḥalīma, from a root meaning mildness and forbearance. A well-known bearer is Ḥalīma al-Saʿdiyya in Islamic tradition.

Is Halima a boy or girl name?

Halima is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Halima?

121 US babies were named Halima in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Halima?

Halima is usually pronounced hah-LEE-mah.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.