Kalimah
The Six Kalmas (Urdu: چھ کلمے chh kalme, Arabic: ٱلكَلِمَات ٱلسِتّ al-kalimāt as-sitt, also spelled qalmah), also known as the Six Traditions or Six Phrases, are Islamic prayers recited by South Asian Muslims. Derived from hadiths, they aid children in memorising key beliefs and are taught in South Asian madrasas.
Meaning & Origin of Kalimah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Six Kalmas (Urdu: چھ کلمے chh kalme, Arabic: ٱلكَلِمَات ٱلسِتّ al-kalimāt as-sitt, also spelled qalmah), also known as the Six Traditions or Six Phrases, are Islamic prayers recited by South Asian Muslims. Derived from hadiths, they aid children in memorising key beliefs and are taught in South Asian madrasas.
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The Story of Kalimah
Kalimah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1975, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 10 Kalimahs were born — ranking #5,515 that year. As of 2026, Kalimah ranks #15,178 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 174 Kalimahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kalimah
Kalimah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 174 births in the dataset. Kalimah's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #5,515. Use the chart and map above to compare Kalimah'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 .
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