girl's name

Faima

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 80

Faima is a girl's name. In 2008 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1961, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1961.

Faima over time

Births per decade in France, 1960s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2008, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2008, not a full ten years.

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Births named Faima by decade in France
Decade Births
1960s 20
1970s 20
1980s 15
1990s 5
2000s (to 2008) 10
2010s (to 2008) 5

How popular is Faima?

In 2008, Faima was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Faima is used

England & Wales #2,838 5 in 2001
France as Faïma #5,994 5 in 2012

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Faima is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Faïma Faïma is a rare spelling of Faima, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. 5

Names that peaked alongside Faima

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Faima also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Faima over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Faima

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Faima — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Faima

How popular is the name Faima?

In 2008, Faima was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Faima a girl's or a boy's name?

Faima is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Faima most popular?

Faima peaked in 1961, when 5 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.