Halima
Girl name · #1905 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 102 baby girls were named Halima, placing it at #1905 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2471, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 17,647 girls born in 2025 was named Halima.
The 55-year story
Halima first appears in the Social Security records in 1970, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 121 babies and a rank of #1681. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Halima per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Halima in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Halima is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Halima will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Halima is most common
State-level data for Halima is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Halima
Statistically, parents drawn to Halima tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Blima, Sima, Jemima, Hawa, and Hadassa.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Halima | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 102 | #1902 |
| 2024 | 121 | #1681 |
| 2023 | 98 | #2002 |
| 2022 | 94 | #2048 |
| 2021 | 101 | #1943 |
| 2020 | 99 | #1924 |
| 2019 | 87 | #2140 |
| 2018 | 83 | #2217 |
| 2017 | 76 | #2384 |
| 2016 | 69 | #2560 |
| 2015 | 73 | #2471 |
| 2014 | 70 | #2535 |
| 2013 | 52 | #3123 |
| 2012 | 45 | #3523 |
| 2011 | 54 | #3092 |
| 2010 | 68 | #2642 |
| 2009 | 65 | #2752 |
| 2008 | 68 | #2690 |
| 2007 | 50 | #3329 |
| 2006 | 64 | #2757 |
| 2005 | 46 | #3317 |
| 2004 | 49 | #3127 |
| 2003 | 35 | #3869 |
| 2002 | 37 | #3595 |
| 2001 | 39 | #3417 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Halima a popular girl name?
Halima ranked #1905 among girls in 2025 with 102 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2471.
When was the name Halima most popular?
Halima peaked in 2024, when 121 American girls received the name (ranked #1681 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Halima?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 17,647 newborn American girls was named Halima. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.