Halima
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Arabic. Borrowed from Arabic حَلِيمَة (ḥalīma).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Halima (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Halima has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2013. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | 9 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 12 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 9 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 261 |
| 2000 | 276 |
| 2001 | 293 |
| 2002 | 303 |
| 2003 | 312 |
| 2004 | 315 |
| 2005 | 328 |
| 2006 | 356 |
| 2007 | 376 |
| 2008 | 404 |
| 2009 | 440 |
| 2010 | 485 |
| 2011 | 512 |
| 2012 | 538 |
| 2013 | 589 |
| 2014 | 625 |
| 2015 | 667 |
| 2016 | 702 |
| 2017 | 749 |
| 2018 | 795 |
| 2019 | 821 |
| 2020 | 844 |
Halima in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Halima.Hi! My name is Halima.
- Halima ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Halima called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Halima har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Halima has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Halimas mamma är lärare.Halima's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Halimas mamma is Halima's mum.
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Questions about Halima
How do you pronounce Halima in Swedish?
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What does the name Halima mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Arabic. Borrowed from Arabic حَلِيمَة (ḥalīma).
How popular is Halima in Sweden?
9 babies were named Halima in 2022. In 2020, 844 people in Sweden had Halima as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2013 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.