Fun Facts About the Name Azeemah
- 28 babies named Azeemah: U.S. records list 28 babies given the name Azeemah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Azeemah Mean?
Azeemah is an Arabic feminine given name usually understood to mean "great" or "mighty." It is the feminine form of Azeem (Arabic ʿaẓīm, عظيم), an adjective meaning "great," "magnificent," or "mighty." The feminine form adds the Arabic feminine ending -ah, giving ʿaẓīmah (عظيمة). The root is ʿ-ẓ-m, which carries the sense of greatness or magnitude.
A second Arabic word, ʿazīmah (عزيمة), means "determination" or "resolve" and comes from a different root, ʿ-z-m. Because both words are often rendered in English as Azimah or Azeemah, some name lists give "determination" as the meaning. Without the original Arabic spelling, the exact derivation can be uncertain; the "great, mighty" explanation treats Azeemah as the feminine of Azeem.
Azeemah Name History & Origins
Azeemah belongs to the Arabic naming pattern in which a masculine adjective or name is made feminine by the ending -ah. The masculine Azeem is built on the root ʿ-ẓ-m, "to be great or mighty," and appears in the divine name al-ʿAẓīm, "the Great" or "the Magnificent," in Islamic tradition. The feminine ʿAẓīmah follows the same pattern and has been used as a woman's given name in Arabic-speaking and other Muslim communities.
The English spelling Azeemah reflects a transliteration of the long ī in Arabic; alternative spellings include Azimah and Azeema. The spelling also overlaps with the separate Arabic noun ʿazīmah (عزيمة), "resolve" or "determination." That word has its own root and history, so not every occurrence of the Latin spelling Azeemah can be assigned with certainty to the "great" root. In practice, the name is used as a feminine given name rather than as a doctrinal term, and its associations with greatness or resolve depend on which Arabic word the spelling is intended to represent.
How Popular is the Name Azeemah?
Azeemah has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2016. Its best rank was #13,093 in 2016.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,279 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #13,703 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #15,880 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #16,054 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #13,093 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Azeemah Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Powerful and complete. You are good intellectually and require several outlets for your energies. You are not a builder but a planner, and you want others to carry out your plans. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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