Halimah is a distinctive choice, ranked #1197 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Halimah in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1197
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About the Name Halimah
Halimah has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 305 places in five years. It was most popular in 2000 at #645 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Halimah is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Halimah in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Halimah
Halimah Mohamed Sadique — Halimah binti Mohamed Sadique is a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of National Unity for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN…
Halimah Yacob — Halimah binte Yacob is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who was the eighth president of Singapore from 2017 to 2023, making her the first woman to serve in this role after being elected uncontested in the 2017 presidential election.
Halimah Ali — Halimah binti Ali is a Malaysian politician and doctor who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kapar since November 2022.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Halimah
Unlikely. With around 27 UK babies named Halimah per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Halimah in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Halimah is declining: down 405 places since 2020, to #1,197 in 2025. It peaked at #645 in 2000.
Halimah is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Halimah include: Halimah Mohamed Sadique, Halimah Yacob and Halimah Ali. Short summaries for each appear below.
Halimah does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Halimahs in the wild.
27
UK babies named Halimah (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 405 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Halimah
Almost certainly the only Halimah in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Halimah
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Halimah binti Mohamed Sadique is a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of National Unity for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and her first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to August 2021 as well as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kota Tinggi from May 2018 to November 2022.
Halimah binte Yacob is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who was the eighth president of Singapore from 2017 to 2023, making her the first woman to serve in this role after being elected uncontested in the 2017 presidential election.