Jumaimah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- joo-MAY-muh
- Origin
- Arabic
Jumaimah is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jumaimah come from?
Arabic: probably an Arabic diminutive form
Is Jumaimah a girl's or a boy's name?
Jumaimah is a girls' name.
How popular is Jumaimah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Jumaimah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jumaimah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
Names like Jumaimah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Sumayyah, Safa, Aaminah, Zainab, Nusaybah, Ruqayyah, Umaymah, Umamah, Aakifah, Safiya, Farah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jumaimah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jumaimah, updated 20 October 2026.