Naima
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Comfort; Amenity; Peace
- Origin
- Arabic
Naima Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 4,661 baby girls have been named Naima. The name peaked in 2007 with 305 US births that year (rank #904). In 2024, ranked #2203 nationally — 1,299 places below its 2007 peak.
Top States for Naima
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Naima births are: California (662), New York (551), Texas (289).
Other Arabic-Origin Names Like Naima
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5-Letter Names Starting with N
Names with Naima's exact length and starting letter: Naava, Nabil, Nadav, Nader, Nadia.
Quick Facts About Naima
US Popularity History (2005–2008)
Annual US births named Naima by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2007 with 305 girls named Naima (girl rank #904 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2008, ranked #945 for girls (287 US births). That's 41 places below its 2007 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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