Muslima

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Муслима in KZ Kazakhstan, RU Russia, KG Kyrgyzstan and 5 more, มุสลีมะห์ in TH Thailand, Мусліма in UA Ukraine and Muşlima in TM Turkmenistan.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 15 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Muslima is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name393 records spelled Muslima4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Philippines, India, Uzbekistan, United States

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Müslimä, Mûšlímà

• French given name208 records spelled Muslima5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Philippines, Kenya, India

  Also written Muslïmã, Muslimà, Muslimą

• Tajik given name155 records spelled Muslima3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, India, Russia

  Languages: Tajik, Persian

  Also written Муслима

• Pashto given name107 records spelled Muslima3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, Afghanistan, United States, Philippines

  Also written Müslima, Muşlima

• Finnish given name96 records spelled Muslima3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland, India, United States

  Languages: Finnish, Estonian

  Also written Müslîmä

• Polish given name50 records spelled Muslima2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Poland, Turkmenistan

  Also written Muşlima

25 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Muslima is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• a Muslim, one who submits to God

  as a name·Whats in a name = Unaitwaje a Swahili book of names

• One who submits to God.

  as a name·The African book of names

• In Arabic, (female) follower of the religion of Islam; fem. of Muslim. olsLues! "The Muslim women" (surat al- Ahzaab 33:35). See Muslim (m.)

  as a name·A Dictionary of Muslim Names

• In Arabic, female follower of the religion of Islam; feminine of Muslim

  as a name·A Dictionary of Muslim Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

IN naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls) — 81 years between 1918–2015. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 161 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Muslima?

We estimate roughly 8.9 thousand people bear Muslima (counting its spellings and scripts) across 3 countries in our records.

In which country does Muslima have the most bearers?

Muslima is most frequently recorded in Bangladesh, where it is most often spelled muslima.

How common is Muslima compared with other names?

In Bangladesh, Muslima is the 155th most common given name of 28,624 given names recorded there.

Is Muslima a male or female name?

Muslima is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Muslima mean?

Recorded meaning: Muslim woman