Alima
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning wise or learned.
Alima by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Alima. In the US, 16 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 20 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alima. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Alinabright; a form of Alina or Aline1,650 in the US (2017)
- Almanourishing, kind222 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aliaexalted, noble458 in the US (2017)
- Alizajoyful; a form of Aliza or Alicia90 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aliyaexalted, sublime80 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alisanoble kind; variant of Alice48 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Alima
Names that are said the same way as Alima, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean wisdom
Like Alima, each of these has wisdom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Sophiawisdom14,848 in the US (2017)
- Sofiawisdom1,490 in England and Wales (2025)
- Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
- Quinndescendant of Conn; wise and intelligent4,467 in the US (2017)
- Sophiewisdom724 in England and Wales (2025)
- Athenagoddess of wisdom and warfare519 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Alima
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