Maysam
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAY-sam
- Origin
- Arabic
Maysam is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Maysam come from?
Arabic: Arabic or Persian name, also spelled Maytham or Meysam
Is Maysam a girl's or a boy's name?
Maysam is a girls' name.
How popular is Maysam in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2023, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Maysam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maysam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
Names like Maysam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zainab, Safa, Ayah, Hafsa, Hiba, Safaa, Nusaybah, Aaliyah, Rahma, Abeeha, Ruqayyah, Safiya
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, “Maysam: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maysam, updated 20 October 2026.