Blima
A feminine name of German origin meaning "flower" or "blossom".
Name Census estimates that about 1,468 living Americans carry the first name Blima. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Blima today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Blima births was 2023 (71 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Blima. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Blima with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.5K
~ 1 in 233,484 Americans
Peak year
2023
71 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,017
Tracked since 1950
Census
Blima in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,041 people with the first name Blima, which placed it at #12,081 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#12,081
National first-name rank
People counted
1.0K
1,041 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
98.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Blima
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Blima is White at 98.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (1.2%) and Two or More Races (0.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Blima described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Blima at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White98.7% · 1,027
- Hispanic or Latino1.2% · 12
- Two or more races0.2% · 2
Popularity
Blima: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Blima from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 433 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Blima remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Blima by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Blima during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Blimas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Blima
The name Blima has its roots in the Yiddish language, which is a dialect of High German spoken by Ashkenazi Jewish communities in Central and Eastern Europe. The name is derived from the German word "blume," meaning "flower." It is believed to have originated in the 18th or 19th century.
Blima was a popular name among Ashkenazi Jewish communities, particularly in Poland, Russia, and other parts of Eastern Europe. The name's association with the natural imagery of a flower likely contributed to its appeal and widespread use.
While there are no known references to the name Blima in ancient texts or religious scriptures, it has appeared in various historical records and documents from the 19th and 20th centuries. Some of the earliest recorded examples of the name can be found in birth records, census data, and other official documents from that time period.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Blima was Blima Waxman (1876-1942), a Jewish poet and writer from Poland. She is renowned for her contributions to Yiddish literature and her advocacy for women's rights.
Another notable figure was Blima Zelitzky (1904-1942), a Jewish teacher and activist from Poland. She played a significant role in organizing underground education for Jewish children during World War II and was tragically killed during the Holocaust.
Blima Jacobson (1887-1971) was a prominent Yiddish theater actress and director from Russia. She made significant contributions to the development of Yiddish theater in the United States and helped popularize the art form among Jewish communities in the early 20th century.
Blima Eisenberg (1892-1972) was a Yiddish writer and journalist from Ukraine. She wrote extensively on Jewish culture, literature, and social issues, and her works were widely read in the Yiddish-speaking world.
Blima Kern (1921-2019) was a Holocaust survivor and author from Poland. She chronicled her experiences during World War II and the horrors of the Holocaust in her memoir, "Chapters of My Life."
These individuals, among others, have carried the name Blima throughout history, reflecting its cultural significance and enduring legacy within the Ashkenazi Jewish community.
People
Blima + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Blima as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Blima: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Blima?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,468 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Blima going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 233,484 US residents.
Is Blima a common name?
We classify Blima as "Rare". It ranks above 92.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,512 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Blima most popular?
The single biggest year for Blima was 2023, when 71 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Blima is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Blima in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,041 people with the name Blima, or 0.34 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,081 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Blima in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Blima?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Blima appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,037 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Blima?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Blima is White at 98.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (1.2%) and Two or More Races (0.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Blima most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Blima in the 2020 Census, accounting for 98.7% (1,027 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Blima in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Blima a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Blima in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Blima still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Blima in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Blima can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Blima?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Blima at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.