Name meaning & stats
Alima
Alima means “nourishing, kind” (Latin origin). 495 US babies since 1940, peak 2018. Notable Alimas are 1.5× over-represented as basketball players.
What it means
“nourishing, kind”
LatinSpelling of Alma
Alma around the world
- Альма · Russian
- ألما · Arabic
- עלמה · Hebrew
- アルマ · Japanese
- 阿尔玛 · Chinese
- Almas
- Almar
- Almàs
- Almar · Icelandic
Famous Almas
- Alma Mahler · Austrian composer, art collector, author, editor, and socialite (1879-
- Alma Deutscher · British composer, pianist and violinist
- Alma Karlin · Slovenian academic and poet (1889–1950)
- Alma Reville · English film editor and screenwriter (1899–1982)
Alma’s name day
- September 8 · Sweden
- February 25 · Latvia
- May 23 · Austria
In US birth records
Peak year: 2018
495 US babies were named Alima between 1940 and 2025.
Alima around the world
- France: 1,055 babies since 1900, peak 2025, No. 865 in 2025
- England & Wales: 413 babies since 1996, peak 2005, No. 4,201 in 2025
- Belgium: 30 babies since 1995, peak 2017
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Alimas end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basketball player | 1.5× | Low · 3 people |
| Actor | 1.1× | Low · 2 people |
| Politician | 1.1× | Low · 2 people |
| Footballer | 1.0× | Low · 1 people |
Among notable women who are basketball players, Alimas show up 1.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 122 Almas spell it Alima
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2018)