Given name & surname · also African
Naima
“a contented woman”·“one who brings comfort and peace”
Naima is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a contented woman” and “one who brings comfort and peace”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a contented woman” and “one who brings comfort and peace”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with African and Arabic naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Naima through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,757
- 0 boys · 4,757 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 305 babies
- 2025
- 94
- #2,033 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 94 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,033 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 32.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 305 in 2007. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,290 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.
Naima’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Naima shares a linguistic root with the English form Naomi. Naima has a related form in Naimah. Naima has a related form in Naeemah.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Naima has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Naimahvariant
- Naeemavariant
- Naeemahvariant
- Naemavariant
- Naymavariant
- Naemivariant · Swedish
- Naimmalikely variant
- Naimivariant · Estonian, Swedish
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Naima
- Naima AkefEgyptian belly dancer, film actress, acrobat, and performer1929–1966
- Naima MoraAmerican fashion modelborn 1984
- Naima SahlbomSwedish chemist and peace activist (1871-1957)
- Naima LamcharkiMoroccan actress1943–2024
- Naima El BezazMoroccan-Dutch writer1974–2020
- Naima SamihMoroccan musical artist1953–2025
- Naima BakkalMoroccan taekwondo practitionerborn 1990
- Naima FarhiAlgerian politicianborn 1976
- Naima AdedapoAmerican singer, dancer and actressborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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