Haleema
Meaning
"gentle, patient, mild"
Origin: Arabic
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #5,503
- Total SSA Count
- 23
- Syllables
- 3
- Formality
- Moderate
- Nicknames
- Hali, Leema, Lee
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"gentle, patient, mild"
Origin: Arabic
"heaven, sky"
Origin: Swahili
Haleema is more popular, ranked #5503 vs #5544 for Jlani.
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Haleema is more popular, ranked #5503 compared to Jlani at #5544 in the United States.
Haleema means "gentle, patient, mild" (Arabic origin). Jlani means "heaven, sky" (Swahili origin).
Haleema is primarily a girl name. Jlani is primarily a girl name.