Halima is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning “gentle.” In 2024 it was given to 121 girls in the United States.
Halima belongs to the Muslim & Arabic tradition. Its meaning — “gentle” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Halima first appears in Social Security records in 1970. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1683 in 2024, and in 2024 121 babies received the name — 2,208 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Halima means “gentle” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Halima is a girl name. In 2024, 121 babies received the name in the US.
Halima comes from the Muslim & Arabic tradition.
Halima first appears in US records in 1970. Its best-ever ranking was #1683 in 2024, and 121 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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