Given name
Aleemah
Aleemah is a variant of Alima. One Arabic interpretation is “sea maiden; one who is learned in music and dance.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aleemah 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
Aleemah 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 2010. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aleemah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 45
- 0 boys · 45 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −100%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 2016.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aleemah’s family of names
Aleemah has a related form in Alima.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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