Alima is a rare variant of Alma that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Alima is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #6,337 for girl births in the United States (and #11,004 across all names), given to 18 babies. Alima was first reported in SSA data in 1976 and peaked in 2018 (25 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | #6,337 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | #5,457 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | #6,688 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | #7,003 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | #5,963 |
| 2020 | 21 | 21 | #5,674 |
| 2019 | 20 | 20 | #5,997 |
| 2018 | 25 | 25 | #5,162 |
| 2017 | 16 | 16 | #7,108 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | #7,623 |
| 2015 | 20 | 20 | #6,248 |
| 2014 | 14 | 14 | #8,072 |
| 2013 | 11 | 11 | #9,641 |
| 2012 | 16 | 16 | #7,474 |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2010 | 17 | 17 | #7,232 |
| 2009 | 11 | 11 | #10,010 |
| 2008 | 18 | 18 | #7,092 |
| 2007 | 15 | 15 | #8,124 |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | #7,501 |
| 2005 | 17 | 17 | #6,833 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | #11,675 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | #9,071 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #12,247 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #13,584 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | #9,920 |
| 1999 | 12 | 12 | #7,741 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | #8,616 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | #10,891 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | #8,169 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #11,835 |
| 1992 | 13 | — | #6,665 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #12,422 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #11,358 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #9,169 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #7,424 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #9,784 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #8,465 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #9,316 |