Total births
32
Girls' name · since 1997
Hima
32 babies named Hima in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 32
- total births
- 1997–2009
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 72%
- born in that decade
32 girls have been named Hima since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hima has been recorded 32 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2009.
- 32 total births
- 1997–2009 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 72% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
32 girls have been named Hima since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2009.
- 32
- total births
- 1997–2009
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 72%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
72% of everyone ever named Hima was born in this single decade.
1997
Single peak year
9 babies were named Hima in 1997 - its busiest year on record.
Hima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hima's full recorded timeline at 2001, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hima at a glance
Last recorded 2009Peak year
1997
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1997
Hima popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2009
- Peak year (1997)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Hima by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Hima's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Hima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 23 births (72% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Hima? ▼
32 babies have been named Hima since 1997. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1997 with 9 births.
When was Hima most popular? ▼
Hima was most popular in the 2000s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Hima been used? ▼
Hima has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 13 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Hima? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Himani, Himari, Himawari, Himaya. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Hima
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1997–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Hima: Baby Name Since 1997 - 32 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hima. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Hima 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 June 2026.