Sajidah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sa-JEE-da
- Origin
- Arabic
Sajidah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “one who bows in prayer”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sajidah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Sajida; feminine of Sajid
“one who bows in prayer”
Feminine form of Sajid, from Arabic sajada, to prostrate oneself in prayer.
Meaning borrowed from Sajida.
Is Sajidah a girl's or a boy's name?
Sajidah is a girls' name.
How popular is Sajidah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Sajidah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sajidah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
Names like Sajidah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Farah, Sumayyah, Safia, Samah, Aakifah, Hibah, Umamah, Umaymah, Aaliyah, Habiba, Salma, Faiza
Names related to Sajidah
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, “Sajidah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sajidah, updated 20 October 2026.