Boy name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Halim

hah-LEEM · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
gentle; patient; mild
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
timeless
Themes
virtuous · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#9273
2024 births8
Peak year2016
First appeared1975
Total US births236
2016 peak19751987200020122024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Hal
Alternate spellings
HaleemHalem
In other languages
Halim (Turkish)Halim (Persian)

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