NameTides

Halimah

Halimah was the #5,410 girls' name in the US in 2025 (23 babies), and #1,197 in England & Wales and #2,730 in Canada.

Halimah as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Halimah as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Halimah as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#5,410 (23)#1,197 (27)—#2,730 (7)
2024#6,932 (16)#1,097 (31)——
2023#6,409 (18)#1,056 (32)—#3,290 (5)
2022#6,984 (16)#1,416 (22)—#1,727 (12)
2021#6,967 (16)#1,007 (34)#792 (3)—
2020#6,629 (17)#792 (46)——
2019#8,138 (13)#1,063 (32)——
2018#7,762 (14)#1,343 (24)—#3,286 (5)
2017#7,092 (16)#1,457 (22)——
2016#7,988 (14)#1,057 (33)——
2015#13,006 (7)#1,033 (34)——
2014#8,966 (12)#1,411 (22)——
2013#8,580 (13)#1,075 (33)——
2012#11,257 (9)#779 (50)——
2011#9,150 (12)#1,096 (31)—#3,310 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #5,410.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1975.

How common is it?

about 1 in 71,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 71,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Halimah is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 75,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 60,000 to 1 in 94,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Halimah by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #3,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Halimah (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
HalimahCanadaGirls#2,7307
HalimahEngland & WalesGirls#1,19727
HalimahScotlandGirls—too few
HalimahUSGirls#5,41023