US rank #6983 Girls' name Peak 2009 539 births

Halimah — #6983 US girls' name

539 babies named Halimah in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s711990s952000s1392010s1232020s83
#6983
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 60% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Halimah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

19 babies were named Halimah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Halimah

The Social Security Administration has registered 539 babies named Halimah between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Halimah currently holds the #6983 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Halimah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Halimah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Halimah in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Halimah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 539 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Halimah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

539

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2009

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,983

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Halimah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
19
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
05101520 202420182012200620001993198519791975 5

Halimah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
139 births that decade — 26% of Halimah's all-time total
1970s281980s711990s952000s1392010s1232020s83

Halimah by state

Where Halimah concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Halimah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 2.0%
#2 New Jersey
6 1.1%
#3 Texas
5 0.9%
New York share of Halimah's total US births 2.0%
Even split

11 of 539 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Halimah?
539 babies have been named Halimah since 1975. It currently ranks #6983 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 19 births.
When was Halimah most popular?
Halimah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Halimah most popular?
The top states for the name Halimah are New York (11 births), New Jersey (6 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Halimah been used?
Halimah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Halimah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Haley, Hallie, Halle, Haleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.