Shaima

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Shaima: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Shaima: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,656 in 2007, and it stood at #3,695 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
25times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1656highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1914
1997	#2152
1998	#2165
1999	#2770
2000	#3247
2001	#1870
2002	#2540
2003	#3099
2004	#1715
2005	#2438
2006	#1862
2007	#1656
2008	#2487
2009	#3422
2010	#3156
2011	#4764
2012	#4838
2013	#3160
2014	#2464
2015	#3615
2016	#3609
2017	#4763
2018	#3178
2021	#5581
2024	#3695

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 25 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1914 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1656 among girls in England and Wales, in 2007 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Shaima by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Shaima in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	27	4 of 10	7
2000sbusiest	86	10 of 10	9
2010s	55	9 of 10	6
2020s	9	2 of 10	5

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 9 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Shaima appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1656 in England and Wales in 2007.

Shaima's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#3695	6	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#5581	3	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#3178	7	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#4763	4	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#3609	6	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#3615	6	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#2464	10	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#3160	7	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#4838	4	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#4764	4	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#3156	7	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#3422	6	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#2487	9	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#1656	15	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#1862	12	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#2438	8	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#1715	12	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#3099	5	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#2540	6	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#1870	9	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#3247	4	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#2770	5	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#2165	7	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#2152	7	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#1914	8	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 25 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,656, first reached in 2007.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 15 births, registered in England and Wales in 2007.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
23 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
3separate stretches the record falls into3 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#3,695position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
15births registered in its largest year, 2007Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Fares · #1655, 24y
Imraan · #1655, 22y
Mamadou · #1655, 22y
Romero · #1655, 24y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Fares · #1655, 24y
Imraan · #1655, 22y
Romero · #1655, 24y
Twm · #1655, 23y

Shaima and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Shaima without appearing here.

Shaima moved ahead of

Helene Compare
In 2013 they stood at #4838 and #3285 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2014 that had become #2464 and #5691.
Debra Compare
In 2005 they stood at #3099 and #3099 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2006 that had become #1862 and #4157.
Kristy Compare
In 2013 they stood at #4838 and #3285 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2014 that had become #2464 and #4684.
Cheryl Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3178 and #2674 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #3695 and #5891.

Moved ahead of Shaima

Eabha Compare
In 2016 they stood at #3609 and #4096 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2017 that had become #4763 and #2201.
Karin Compare
In 2020 they stood at #3609 and #4096 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #5581 and #3192.
Rory Compare
In 2016 they stood at #3615 and #5730 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2017 that had become #4763 and #2706.
Blake Compare
In 2010 they stood at #3422 and #3936 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2011 that had become #4764 and #2893.

Moved the opposite way to Shaima

Ada Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Shaima went from #1914 to #3695 while Ada went from #2683 to #40.
Alma Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Shaima went from #1914 to #3695 while Alma went from #2096 to #234.
Alyssa Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Shaima went from #1914 to #3695 while Alyssa went from #783 to #285.
Amalie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Shaima went from #1914 to #3695 while Amalie went from #2096 to #1128.

Moved the same way as Shaima

Abigail Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Shaima went from #1914 to #3695 and Abigail from #21 to #154.
Aimee Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Shaima went from #1914 to #3695 and Aimee from #70 to #1603.
Aisling Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Shaima went from #1914 to #3695 and Aisling from #440 to #2000.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Shaima went from #1914 to #3695 and Alex from #161 to #2253.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1656 in England and Wales in 2007. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Shaima

Shaima at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Shaima by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Shaima appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Shaima and the names beside it

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Shaima at a glance

Shaima by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Shaima appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Shaima and the names beside it

Shaima moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Shaima

Moved the opposite way to Shaima

Moved the same way as Shaima