Fun Facts About the Name Zaima
- 88 babies named Zaima: U.S. records list 88 babies given the name Zaima from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Zaima Mean?
Zaima is an Arabic feminine name meaning "female leader" or "leader." It comes from the masculine Arabic zaʿīm (زعيم), "leader, chief," plus the feminine ending -ah, giving zaʿīmah (زعيمة). The English spelling Zaima usually drops the ʿayn and the final h of the Arabic form; Zaimah is a fuller transliteration. The sense is literal, not a later symbolic reading.
Zaima Name History & Origins
Zaima is the feminine form of the Arabic title zaʿīm, a word for a leader or chief. The feminine zaʿīmah is a direct counterpart, not a diminutive or a compound. As a given name, it is used in Arabic-speaking communities and among Muslims in South Asia and the Balkans, where Arabic-derived names have circulated. English spellings vary between Zaima and Zaimah; the shorter form follows the common English practice of omitting the final h in transliterated Arabic feminine endings.
How Popular is the Name Zaima?
Zaima 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 2007. Its best rank was #10,357 in 2022.
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 | #17,227 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #17,588 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #11,132 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #10,357 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #17,451 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #15,622 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #18,805 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #16,478 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #14,922 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #15,206 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #17,453 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #11,610 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #15,126 | 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 Zaima Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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