Musammat
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- moo-SAM-at
- Origin
- Arabic
Musammat is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “named, called”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Musammat mean?
Arabic: from Arabic musamma 'named', a title used before women's names in South Asia
“named, called”
A title placed before a woman's name in Urdu and Bengali legal documents, rather than a traditional given name.
Is Musammat a girl's or a boy's name?
Musammat is a girls' name.
How popular is Musammat in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Musammat in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Musammat in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
Names like Musammat
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safia, Habiba, Faiza, Saba, Aakifah, Farah, Hibah, Sabiha, Humaira, Ibadat, Musfirah, Salma
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Musammat: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/musammat, updated 20 October 2026.