Naïma

Meaning and origin of Naïma

Popularity of Naïma in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2018.
• Over recent years, Naïma has been stable (−1.8% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Naïma every 32 schools, all spellings combined.

Naïma in English-speaking countries

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,386^th girls’ name16 babies in 3 years1 girl in 9,656

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  1,838^th girls’ name47 babies in 3 years1 girl in 16,337

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  283 babies in 3 years1 girl in 17,074−5.4% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Naïma and Naima are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Naima45
• Nayma (in French)35

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Naïma

• Nadia
• Neïla
• Noussayba
• Zeyna
• Aïssa
• Anissa
• Zeyneb
• Dalia
• Zaïna
• Zeynab
• Dounia
• Djeneba

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin