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Rima

girl name
Origin
Arabic
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

white antelope

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Rima has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

See popularity in Brazil

Popularity in Brazil

109 people · the #38,860 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 45

1960s1970s

Among people named Rima living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Rima

People given the name Rima in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1970 to 2019. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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The Rima deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Rima truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Rima fits with your family’s names and surname.

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