MEANING & HISTORY
What does Naima mean?
Naima is the feminine form of Naim. Its Arabic background concerns living in comfort or delight, giving a range that includes tranquillity and happiness.
That range explains why different translations may emphasize ease or joy without referring to separate names. The exact Naima spelling is retained rather than expanded into a different similar-looking form.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
People with the name Naima
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Naima Navarro
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Use in Philippine-linked records
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Naima Navarro
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Naima in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Naima
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Naim·Tranquil, happy or at ease in the Arabic name account
- Fatima♀One who weans or abstains, from the Arabic name
- Fátima♀Abstaining or weaning; from Arabic Fatima
- Maxima·Greatest, feminine of Maximus
- Nadia♀Hope in the Russian route; a separate Arabic name also exists
- Naga·As a Malay word: a mythical great serpent or dragon
- Nana♀Cebuano familiar form of Ana or Belina; Japanese use also recorded
- Naome·Documented Setswana biblical form of Naomi
What rhymes with Naima?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
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- Wikidata given-name item Q3335197 — Naima (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Naima Navarro (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q3335197 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Behind the Name — Naima (opens in a new tab)
Consulted exact-name relationship or linked etymological account, 2026-10-25; see the individual explanation for the supported chain.
- Behind the Name — Naim (opens in a new tab)
Consulted exact-name relationship or linked etymological account, 2026-10-25; see the individual explanation for the supported chain.