Haleema: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,790

among girls · ↓280 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Haleema · -9% vs 2024

How common

1 in 76,537

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2024

23 babies

All-time total

468

#12,344 all-time among girls

First recorded

1976

in Social Security records

Haleema popularity over time

468 babies have been named Haleema since 1976, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	12	1	–	#7,565
1980s	6	1	-50%	#9,528
1990s	49	5	+717%	#10,141
2000s	123	12	+151%	#6,900
2010s	152	15	+24%	#5,890
2020s (to 2025)	126	21	+38%	#5,510

Where Haleema is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	23	0.01	outside top 500
2027	24	0.02	outside top 500
2028	26	0.02	outside top 500
2029	27	0.02	outside top 500
2030	28	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Haleema

Haleema is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,790 in 2025 with 21 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1976, 468 American babies have been named Haleema. Its peak came in 2024, when 23 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Haleema stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Haleema?

The median living Haleema is about 13 years old; half are between 5 and 21. An estimated 500 people named Haleema are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Haleema year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	21	#5,790
2024	23	#5,510
2023	22	#5,625
2022	21	#5,844
2021	17	#6,792
2020	22	#5,543
2019	8	#11,746
2018	17	#6,906
2017	14	#7,998
2016	15	#7,738
2015	14	#8,155
2014	16	#7,431
2013	22	#5,890
2012	21	#6,196
2011	12	#9,361
2010	13	#8,899
2009	13	#9,078
2008	19	#6,900
2007	15	#8,241
2006	11	#10,155
2005	9	#11,223
2004	14	#7,972
2003	12	#8,696
2002	12	#8,468
2001	10	#9,633
2000	8	#11,094
1995	6	#12,311
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Haleema, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Haleema?

The median living Haleema is about 13 years old. Half of all living Haleemas are between 5 and 21 years old.

How many people named Haleema are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Haleema are alive in the United States, based on 468 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Haleema in 2025?

Haleema ranked #5,790 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 21 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Haleema?

468 babies have been named Haleema in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Haleema most popular?

Haleema peaked in 2024, when 23 newborns received the name.

Is Haleema a boy or girl name?

Haleema is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Haleema rising or falling?

Haleema is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Haleema become more popular?

Haleema is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 28 girls named Haleema in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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