Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2015

Rima

Meaning Rima is a feminine given name Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,050 Trend ↓ Falling 11%

Rima is a feminine given name.

Rank 2025
#4,050
among girls · ↑1,214 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
36
named Rima · +44% vs 2024
How common
1 in 44,646
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2015
38 babies
All-time total
1,654
#5,358 all-time among girls
First recorded
1927
in Social Security records

Rima popularity over time

1,654 babies have been named Rima since 1927, 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
0.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2017Girls

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 10 1 – #5,153
1930s 51 5 +410% #3,685
1940s 65 7 +27% #2,883
1950s 85 9 +31% #2,576
1960s 177 18 +108% #2,506
1970s 185 19 +5% #3,088
1980s 251 25 +36% #2,883
1990s 243 24 -3% #3,062
2000s 153 15 -37% #5,524
2010s 281 28 +84% #3,908
2020s (to 2025) 153 26 -9% #4,050

Where Rima 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 35 0.02 outside top 500
2027 35 0.02 outside top 500
2028 35 0.02 outside top 500
2029 34 0.02 outside top 500
2030 34 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Rima

Rima is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,050 in 2025 with 36 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1927, 1,654 American babies have been named Rima. Its peak came in 2015, when 38 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Rima stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rima?

The median living Rima is about 33 years old; half are between 13 and 50. An estimated 1,500 people named Rima are alive in the United States today.

median 33 020406080100

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

Rima year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 36 #4,050
2024 25 #5,264
2023 19 #6,358
2022 26 #5,141
2021 24 #5,369
2020 23 #5,457
2019 32 #4,423
2018 38 #3,908
2017 38 #3,981
2016 26 #5,254
2015 38 #3,973
2014 24 #5,600
2013 18 #6,969
2012 29 #4,941
2011 23 #5,896
2010 15 #8,211
2009 9 #12,244
2008 12 #9,956
2007 14 #8,911
2006 15 #8,151
2005 13 #8,758
2004 14 #8,137
2003 20 #5,998
2002 19 #6,076
2001 21 #5,524
2000 16 #6,738
1995 32 #3,479
1990 37 #3,062
1985 28 #3,219
1980 22 #3,693
1975 13 #4,782
1970 22 #3,088
1965 24 #2,522
1960 20 #2,798
1955 9 #4,311
1950 – –
1945 11 #2,883
1940 5 #4,899
1935 7 #3,685
1930 5 #5,121
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Rima

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

  1. 1 Rima Fakih Rima Fakih American beauty pageant titleholder b. 1985 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Rima?

The median living Rima is about 33 years old. Half of all living Rimas are between 13 and 50 years old.

How many people named Rima are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Rima are alive in the United States, based on 1,654 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Rima mean?

Rima is a feminine given name.

How popular is the name Rima in 2025?

Rima ranked #4,050 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 36 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rima?

1,654 babies have been named Rima in the United States since 1927, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rima most popular?

Rima peaked in 2015, when 38 newborns received the name.

Is Rima a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Rima rising or falling?

Rima has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Rima become more popular?

Rima looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 34 girls named Rima in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Rima?

Well-known people named Rima include Rima Fakih (celebrity).

Names like Rima

Names that sound and feel close to Rima: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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