Shima

SHEE-muh /ˈʃiːmə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Shima is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.

Shima is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2011. Shima was first reported in SSA data in 1975 and peaked in 1979 (8 births).

About the name Shima

PronunciationSHEE-muh /ˈʃiːmə/
CultureArabicPersian
8peak births 1979
1975first in SSA data

Names similar to Shima

How popular is Shima?

Girls named Shima
197519801990200020102011
Girls named Shima per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1975–2011 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2011) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Shima total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201155#19,161
200488#12,585
200388#12,239
200177#13,277
199966#14,161
19966—#13,245
19947—#11,606
19926—#13,124
19917—#11,330
19898—#9,548
19886—#11,575
19877—#9,674
19836—#10,076
19826—#10,312
19805—#11,877
19798—#7,935
19755—#10,346