Given name & surname
Neema
“born into prosperity”
Neema is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “born into prosperity.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “born into prosperity.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Neema through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,040
- 256 boys · 784 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 47 babies
- 2025
- 31
- #4,523 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 31 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,523 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 2.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 47 in 2019. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,504 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.
Neema’s family of names
Neema has a related form in Neama. Neema has a related form in Neyma. Neema has a related form in Neamah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Neema
- Neema Namadamuwomen's and disability rights activist in the Democratic Republic of the Congoborn 1901
- Nimaben AcharyaIndian politicianborn 1947
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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