Sainabou
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SAY-na-boo
- Origin
- Arabic
Sainabou is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “fragrant flowering plant”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sainabou mean?
Arabic: West African form of Zaynab
“fragrant flowering plant”
West African form of Zaynab, the name of the Prophet Muhammad's daughter.
Is Sainabou a girl's or a boy's name?
Sainabou is a girls' name.
How popular is Sainabou in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 7 girls.
Sainabou in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
Names like Sainabou
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Summer, Aaliyah, Safiya, Zainab, Sumayyah, Safaa, Ruqayyah, Aaminah, Safia, Hafsa, Umaymah
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, “Sainabou: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sainabou, updated 20 October 2026.