Rima
Rima is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Arabic
- Lithuanian
Meaning & Origin of Rima
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rima is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Lithuanian
The Story of Rima
The earliest SSA record of Rima as a baby girl name dates back to 1927, when 5 babies received it. 2015 was its biggest year on record, with 38 newborns named Rima — #3,915 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Rima ranks #5,328 for baby girls with 24 births, falling sharply (-24%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Rima
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Rima. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Rima
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About the name Rima
Rima is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1927 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Rima's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #2,453. Use the chart and map above to compare Rima'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.