Halimah

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Halimah first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2012 with 50 babies (rank #782 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Halimah

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Halimah yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

629

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	9	#1,808
1997	14	#1,317
1998	18	#1,136
1999	28	#803
2000	39	#647
2001	36	#701
2002	37	#710
2003	40	#704
2004	32	#850
2005	32	#877
2006	31	#941
2007	28	#1,058
2008	27	#1,113
2009	22	#1,343
2010	33	#1,026
2011	31	#1,103
2012	50	#782
2013	33	#1,081
2014	22	#1,430
2015	34	#1,040
2016	33	#1,070