Alima
Girl name
Alima meaning
Knowledgeable, Intellectual, learned, Woman scholar, Wise women, Woman of learning,
Alima at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- أليمةAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #5,419 in 2024
- Meaning themes
Alima popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 |
| 2000 | #9,873 | 9 |
| 2010 | #7,217 | 17 |
| 2018 | #5,150 | 25 |
| 2020 | #5,663 | 21 |
| 2024 | #5,419 | 23 |
All 38 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 |
| 1977 | #8,443 | 6 |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 |
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 |
| 1984 | #9,145 | 6 |
| 1987 | #11,324 | 5 |
| 1989 | #12,360 | 5 |
| 1992 | #6,652 | 13 |
| 1995 | #11,782 | 6 |
| 1996 | #8,132 | 10 |
| 1997 | #10,836 | 7 |
| 1998 | #8,584 | 10 |
| 1999 | #7,716 | 12 |
| 2000 | #9,873 | 9 |
| 2001 | #13,520 | 6 |
| 2002 | #12,187 | 7 |
| 2003 | #9,048 | 11 |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 |
| 2005 | #6,820 | 17 |
| 2006 | #7,482 | 16 |
| 2007 | #8,097 | 15 |
| 2008 | #7,073 | 18 |
| 2009 | #9,974 | 11 |
| 2010 | #7,217 | 17 |
| 2011 | #10,372 | 10 |
| 2012 | #7,455 | 16 |
| 2013 | #9,611 | 11 |
| 2014 | #8,053 | 14 |
| 2015 | #6,236 | 20 |
| 2016 | #7,601 | 15 |
| 2017 | #7,089 | 16 |
| 2018 | #5,150 | 25 |
| 2019 | #5,984 | 20 |
| 2020 | #5,663 | 21 |
| 2021 | #5,953 | 20 |
| 2022 | #6,978 | 16 |
| 2023 | #6,673 | 17 |
| 2024 | #5,419 | 23 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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