Given name
Aleema
Aleema is a variant of Alima. One Arabic interpretation is “sea maiden; one who is learned in music and dance.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aleema is a variant of Alima. One Arabic interpretation is “sea maiden; one who is learned in music and dance.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aleema is a variant of Alima. An origin associated with Alima is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aleema through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 58
- 0 boys · 58 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −64%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 2019. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 137 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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