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.

#40,181 of 72,339
all-time among girls
32
born since 1997
2000s
peak 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.

  • #40,181 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 32 born since 1997
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hima ranks #40,181 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.

#40,181 of 72,339
all-time among girls
32
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Hima's 32 recorded births place it above 44.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2009

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1997)
9
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
45678910 19972000200120042009 6

Hima by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (23 births, 72% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 23 births (72% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hima? ▼
32 babies have been named Hima since 1997. All-time, it sits at #40,181 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1997 with 9 births.
Where does Hima sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hima ranks #40,181 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Hima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1997–2009 (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 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 August 2026.