Fun Facts About the Name Blimi
- 192 babies named Blimi: U.S. records list 192 babies given the name Blimi from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Blimi Mean?
Blimi is a Yiddish feminine name meaning "flower." It is an affectionate, diminutive form of the Yiddish name Bluma, which comes from Middle High German bluome, the ancestor of modern German Blume, "flower." The ending -i is a Yiddish diminutive suffix that adds a familiar or endearing sense, so the name is often understood as "little flower" rather than simply "flower." The literal root meaning is the plant word itself; the "little" or loving shade comes from the diminutive ending, not from a separate element.
Blimi Name History & Origins
Bluma and its related forms belonged to the stock of Yiddish names used by Ashkenazi Jews in Central and Eastern Europe. Like other Yiddish names drawn from everyday German vocabulary, Bluma was a vernacular name that could stand on its own, and from it speakers formed short, affectionate variants such as Blimi, along with forms like Blimele and Blimke. Over time, diminutives of this kind came to be used as independent given names in their own right, so Blimi is now found as a full name, particularly in Yiddish-speaking and Hasidic communities.
A traditional Ashkenazi practice was to pair a Yiddish name with a Hebrew name, sometimes matching them by sound or by meaning. In that custom, Bluma has been linked with the Hebrew name Shoshana (lily, rose), a pairing based on shared floral association rather than on shared etymology; the two names have separate origins. Because the name is chiefly transmitted within Yiddish-speaking families and communities rather than through widely documented public records, its early written attestations are sparse, and most evidence for its use is the continuing tradition of the name itself.
How Popular is the Name Blimi?
Blimi 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 2025. Its best rank was #5,752 in 2025.
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 | #5,752 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2024 | #6,411 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #6,974 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2022 | #6,761 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2021 | #9,067 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #10,388 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #9,852 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #14,075 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #9,429 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #13,115 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #16,881 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #9,641 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #9,119 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #11,417 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #13,695 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #17,742 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #12,765 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #10,235 | 9 | 0.0005% |
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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