Girls' name · since 1970
Halima
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 2,310 babies named Halima, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,275 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,905 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,310
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,310 babies have been named Halima since 1970, making it today's #1905 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Halima recorded 2,310 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #1905 nationally today, ahead of 89% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #4,275 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,905 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,310 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Halima ranks #4,275 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,905 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,310 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,275 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,905 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,310
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Halima's 2,310 recorded births place it above 94.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Halima compares
2,310 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Halima's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Halima | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,310 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 121 | 21 | 19,840 |
Halima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Halima's full recorded timeline at 1998, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 121 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Halima popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 121
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Halima by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (677 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Halima's strongest decade.
677 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Halima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 186
1970s
186 births
- 1980s 142
1980s
142 births
- 1990s 211
1990s
211 births
- 2000s
2000s
479 births
- 2010s
2010s
677 births
- 2020s
2020s
615 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 677 births (29% of all-time use).
How Halima compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Halima's total volume
Halima by state
Where Halima concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 297 | 12.9% |
| #2 | California | | 157 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 124 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 96 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 53 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 49 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 24 | 1.0% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 22 | 1.0% |
297 of 2,310 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Halima appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Halima's data
- Halima's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (677 total births) through the 2020s (615) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Halimas (297 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Halima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Halima draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.