Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- Knows dance and music: sea maiden.
Knows dance and music, sea maiden, knowledgeable, delicate, a well yielding much water; stems from eilm, meaning knowledge; feminine form of Alim or Al Alim
Syllables
3
Pronunciation
a-li-ma
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #5150, 25 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6325, 18 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 |
| 2024 | 23 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2020 | 21 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2018 | 25 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2016 | 15 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #1083, 23 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4200, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | 9 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #974, 42 births); most recent 2023 (rank #911, 41 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 41 |
| 2022 | 34 |
| 2021 | 32 |
| 2020 | 42 |
| 2019 | 34 |
| 2018 | 39 |
| 2017 | 33 |
| 2016 | 21 |
| 2015 | 20 |
| 2014 | 18 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence