Learned, wise, or scholar
Derived from the Arabic root 'a-l-m', meaning to know or to be learned. In Islamic tradition, it refers to a woman who is highly educated in religious and intellectual matters. It is the feminine form of Alim.
Less common today
Alimah isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #9,576 in 2011.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).
Contemporary writer and educator on Islamic spirituality