Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Halimah

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,468 Trend ↑ Rising 30%
Rank 2025
#5,468
among girls · ↑1,581 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
23
named Halimah
How common
1 in 69,881
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
23 babies
All-time total
562
#11,015 all-time among girls
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Halimah popularity over time

562 babies have been named Halimah since 1975, 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
00.010.010.0218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

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 28 3 – #7,104
1980s 71 7 +154% #4,932
1990s 95 10 +34% #7,256
2000s 139 14 +46% #6,904
2010s 123 12 -12% #7,214
2020s (to 2025) 106 18 +44% #5,468

Where Halimah 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 24 0.02 outside top 500
2027 25 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 Halimah

Halimah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,468 in 2025 with 23 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 562 American babies have been named Halimah. Its peak came in 2025, 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 Halimah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Halimah?

The median living Halimah is about 19 years old; half are between 8 and 31. An estimated 600 people named Halimah are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

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

Halimah year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 23 #5,468
2024 16 #7,049
2023 18 #6,507
2022 16 #7,092
2021 16 #7,055
2020 17 #6,736
2019 13 #8,289
2018 14 #7,905
2017 16 #7,214
2016 14 #8,150
2015 7 #13,514
2014 12 #9,181
2013 13 #8,750
2012 9 #11,609
2011 12 #9,363
2010 13 #8,900
2009 19 #6,904
2008 14 #8,673
2007 14 #8,697
2006 18 #6,965
2005 13 #8,509
2004 11 #9,476
2003 11 #9,281
2002 12 #8,469
2001 14 #7,457
2000 13 #7,737
1995 – –
1990 9 #8,734
1985 7 #8,655
1980 7 #8,446
1975 5 #9,562
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Famous people named Halimah

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Halimah Yacob Halimah Yacob President of Singapore from 2017 to 2023 b. 1954 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb Foster-mother and wetnurse of Muhammad 550–629 · Medieval
  3. 3 Halimah Nakaayi Halimah Nakaayi Ugandan middle-distance runner (born 1994) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Halimah?

The median living Halimah is about 19 years old. Half of all living Halimahs are between 8 and 31 years old.

How many people named Halimah are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Halimah are alive in the United States, based on 562 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Halimah in 2025?

Halimah ranked #5,468 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 23 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Halimah?

562 babies have been named Halimah in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Halimah most popular?

Halimah peaked in 2025, when 23 newborns received the name.

Is Halimah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Halimah rising or falling?

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

Will Halimah become more popular?

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

Who are famous people named Halimah?

Well-known people named Halimah include Halimah Yacob (politician), Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb (politician), Halimah Nakaayi (athlete).

Names like Halimah

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