Naima
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, variant of Naimi/Naemi.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Naima (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Naima has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2008. 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 | 12 |
| 2000 | 10 |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | 10 |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 10 |
| 2005 | 16 |
| 2006 | 19 |
| 2007 | 28 |
| 2008 | 30 |
| 2009 | 26 |
| 2010 | 28 |
| 2011 | 25 |
| 2012 | 28 |
| 2013 | 24 |
| 2014 | 20 |
| 2015 | 25 |
| 2016 | 19 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2019 | 19 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 8 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 634 |
| 2000 | 637 |
| 2001 | 642 |
| 2002 | 643 |
| 2003 | 638 |
| 2004 | 648 |
| 2005 | 657 |
| 2006 | 656 |
| 2007 | 681 |
| 2008 | 729 |
| 2009 | 765 |
| 2010 | 818 |
| 2011 | 852 |
| 2012 | 891 |
| 2013 | 936 |
| 2014 | 979 |
| 2015 | 1,003 |
| 2016 | 1,044 |
| 2017 | 1,073 |
| 2018 | 1,094 |
| 2019 | 1,111 |
| 2020 | 1,110 |
Naima in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Naima.Hi! My name is Naima.
- Naima ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Naima called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Naima har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Naima has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Naimas mamma är lärare.Naima's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Naimas mamma is Naima's mum.
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Questions about Naima
How do you pronounce Naima in Swedish?
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What does the name Naima mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, variant of Naimi/Naemi.
How popular is Naima in Sweden?
8 babies were named Naima in 2022. In 2020, 1,110 people in Sweden had Naima as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2008 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.