Naima is an Arabic name meaning "tranquil" or "living in comfort", from the root that also gives naim, bliss. Jazz fans know it from John Coltrane's 1959 ballad "Naima", written for his first wife, which gave the name a quiet place in American culture. Naima entered the top 1000 in 2005 and peaked at number 891 in 2006, then slipped slowly to number 2033 in 2025.