Girl name Swahili origin Muslim tradition

Halima

hah-LEE-mah · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Gentle or patient.
Language
Swahili
Culture
Swahili/East African
Religion
Muslim
Style era
classic
Themes
virtue
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1683
2024 births121
Peak year2024
First appeared1970
Total US births2,208
2024 peak19701984199720112024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Hali
Alternate spellings
Halimah
In other languages
Halime

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