Saimah
Girl · SY-ma · Arabic
Saimah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “one who fasts”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Saimah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Saima; feminine of Saim
“one who fasts”
Feminine of Saim, someone keeping the fast, especially during Ramadan.
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Meaning borrowed from Saima.
Is Saimah a girl's or a boy's name?
Saimah is a girls' name.
How popular is Saimah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Saimah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Saimah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,784 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,987 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,692 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,420 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,475 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,325 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,942 |
| 1999 | 13 | #1,493 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
Names like Saimah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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