MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Naima mean?
Naima is the feminine Arabic name naʿīma, written نعيمة. It belongs to the word family of ease, comfort and blessing, with a feminine ending used in personal names.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
नईमा
Conventional spelling
Arabic
نعيمة
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Naima in Indian usage
18,452 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (98.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 18,213 records (98.7%).
- Recorded as male: 239 records (1.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 668 |
| 1950s | 1,783 |
| 1960s | 4,063 |
| 1970s | 4,637 |
| 1980s | 4,500 |
| 1990s | 2,583 |
| Other decades | 218 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 11,870 |
| Bihar | 3,299 |
| Uttarakhand | 1,184 |
| Jharkhand | 945 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 470 |
| Rajasthan | 364 |
| Maharashtra | 156 |
| Other states | 164 |
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 | Naima / F | 12 | 2,278 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- 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 Naima; Table_6, C2392 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Naima; Table_6, C2392