girl's name
Shaima
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,165
Shaima is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in France in 2007, when 215 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1990.
Shaima over time
Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 180 |
| 2000s | 1,470 |
| 2010s | 855 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 160 |
How popular is Shaima?
In 2025, Shaima was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Where Shaima is used
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 Shaima is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Shaïma | Shaïma is Shaima written with a diaeresis in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #1,858 in France, against #7,006 for Shaima. | 755 |
Names that peaked alongside Shaima
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shaima also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shaima over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shaima
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shaima — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shaima
How popular is the name Shaima?
In 2025, Shaima was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Is Shaima a girl's or a boy's name?
Shaima is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Shaima most popular?
Shaima peaked in 2007, when 215 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Shaima a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shaima currently ranks #1,858 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.