Given name
Nayma
“from the alder-tree river”·“a contented woman”·“one who brings comfort and peace”
Nayma is a variant of Nairna. One Scottish interpretation is “from the alder-tree river.” Nayma is a variant of Naima. 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
Nayma is a variant of Nairna. One Scottish interpretation is “from the alder-tree river.” Nayma is a variant of Naima. Interpretations include “a contented woman” and “one who brings comfort and peace”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Nayma is a variant of Naeemah. One Egyptian interpretation is “a kind and benevolent woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nayma is a variant of Nairna. An origin associated with Nairna is Scottish. Nayma is a variant of Naima. Naima has been associated with African and Arabic naming traditions. Nayma is a variant of Naeemah. An origin associated with Naeemah is Egyptian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nayma through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 34
- 0 boys · 34 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 179 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.
Nayma’s family of names
Nayma has a related form in Naima. Nayma has a related form in Naeemah. Nayma has a related form in Nairna.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Nayma
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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