Naimi
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, variant of Naemi.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Naimi (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. 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 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 123 |
| 2000 | 122 |
| 2001 | 120 |
| 2002 | 120 |
| 2003 | 117 |
| 2004 | 116 |
| 2005 | 111 |
| 2006 | 112 |
| 2007 | 109 |
| 2008 | 103 |
| 2009 | 100 |
| 2010 | 98 |
| 2011 | 96 |
| 2012 | 93 |
| 2013 | 88 |
| 2014 | 86 |
| 2015 | 83 |
| 2016 | 80 |
| 2017 | 76 |
| 2018 | 76 |
| 2019 | 73 |
| 2020 | 72 |
Naimi in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Naimi.Hi! My name is Naimi.
- Naimi ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Naimi called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Naimi i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Naimi this afternoon.
- Naimis mamma är lärare.Naimi's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Naimis mamma is Naimi's mum.
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Questions about Naimi
How do you pronounce Naimi in Swedish?
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What does the name Naimi mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, variant of Naemi.
How popular is Naimi in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Naimi in 2022. In 2020, 72 people in Sweden had Naimi as the first name they go by.
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.