Worldwide, Slima (سليمة 
, Slima 
) is quite a common principally female, but very seldom boy's first name. The given name Slima is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Libya, where it is quite a rare female name, Algeria, where it is quite a rare predominantly feminine, but very seldom boy's name, and Morocco, where it is quite a rare dominantly female, but seldom male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, Morocco, and Sudan.