Halim
Halim or Haleem is an Arabic masculine given name which means gentle, forbearing, mild, patient, understanding, indulgent, slow to anger, "what we call a civilized man".
- Arabic
- Turkish
- Indonesian
- Malay
Meaning & Origin of Halim
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Halim or Haleem is an Arabic masculine given name which means gentle, forbearing, mild, patient, understanding, indulgent, slow to anger, "what we call a civilized man".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Turkish
- Indonesian
- Malay
The Story of Halim
Halim first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1975, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 12 Halims were born — ranking #6,723 that year. As of 2026, Halim ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, rising sharply (+30% over the past five years). In total, more than 236 Halims have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Halim most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Indonesia33%
- Malaysia32%
- Bangladesh13%
- DZ11%
- Saint Lucia10%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Halim
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Halim
Halim is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 236 births in the dataset. Halim's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #6,723. Use the chart and map above to compare Halim's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.