Haleema
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning patient, forbearing, clement.
Haleema by the numbers
In 2025, 54 babies in England and Wales were named Haleema. In the US, 14 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 22 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Haleema. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Haleemahpatient; forbearing; clement9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Halemapatient or forbearing; a form of Halimah5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Halimagentle; mild; patient129 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hareemsacred or forbidden21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Halenabright, shining; form of Helena8 in the US (2017)
- Halee15 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Haleema
Names that are said the same way as Haleema, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Halimahgentle, forbearing, mild-tempered27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hallie-Mai3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hallie-May3 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean patience
Like Haleema, each of these has patience in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Conniea form of Constance; steadfast or constant324 in England and Wales (2025)
- Patiencethe virtue of patience, forbearance177 in the US (2017)
- Constancesteadfast, constant116 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sahanapatient; forbearing; easy to bear136 in the US (2017)
- Constantinesteadfast, constant, unwavering99 in the US (2017)
- Nityaeternal; perpetual; constant10 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Haleema
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