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Girl name Swahili origin Muslim tradition

Naima

nah-EE-mah · 5 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Contented or peaceful.
Language
Swahili
Culture
Swahili/East African
Religion
Muslim
Style era
classic
Themes
virtue · peace
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2203
2024 births86
Peak year2007
First appeared1969
Total US births4,661
2007 peak19691983199720102024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Nai
Alternate spellings
Na'imaNaimah
In other languages
Naima

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