Naima

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Dutch

Naima 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 2008 with 70 babies (rank #551 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Naima

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

2Destiny numberThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.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.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

858

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	20	#1,019
1997	31	#760
1998	20	#1,060
1999	36	#672
2000	36	#683
2001	33	#759
2002	39	#684
2003	42	#687
2004	45	#661
2005	56	#589
2006	58	#590
2007	51	#680
2008	70	#551
2009	56	#662
2010	51	#726
2011	60	#664
2012	44	#869
2013	38	#972
2014	24	#1,360
2015	24	#1,391
2016	24	#1,408