MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Halim mean?
Arabic ḥalīm describes forbearance and restraint. Halim carries that established adjective into personal naming in Urdu and other South Asian languages.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
हलीम
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Halim in Indian usage
11,973 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (92.5%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 895 records (7.5%).
- Recorded as male: 11,078 records (92.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 717 |
| 1950s | 1,401 |
| 1960s | 2,422 |
| 1970s | 2,838 |
| 1980s | 2,802 |
| 1990s | 1,472 |
| Other decades | 321 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 5,475 |
| Bihar | 2,857 |
| Jharkhand | 1,192 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 997 |
| Rajasthan | 573 |
| Maharashtra | 419 |
| Punjab | 136 |
| Other states | 324 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Halim / M | 4 | 4,275 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Halim (Q122207021) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Halim (Q1571140) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Halim; Table_6, C4601 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Halim; Table_6, C4601