Naima: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Naima – Meaning: peaceful, content (Arabic 'na'ima'); the separate Finnish-Bible variant traces to Naomi's Hebrew meaning of 'pleasantness' – Origin: Arabic (used widely in Swahili- and Arabic-speaking regions); also historically a Finnish variant of Naomi – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: ny-EE-mah


Naima is an Arabic (used widely in Swahili- and Arabic-speaking regions); also historically a Finnish variant of Naomi girl's name meaning “peaceful, content (Arabic 'na'ima'); the separate Finnish-Bible variant traces to Naomi's Hebrew meaning of 'pleasantness'”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Naima

Meaning: Peaceful, content (Arabic 'na'ima'); the separate Finnish-Bible variant traces to Naomi's Hebrew meaning of 'pleasantness'.

Origin: Arabic (used widely in Swahili- and Arabic-speaking regions); also historically a Finnish variant of Naomi.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Naima

Phonetic: ny-EE-mah   IPA: /naɪˈiːmə/

Popularity of Naima

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1969–2024.

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