Sayema
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sy-EE-ma
- Origin
- Arabic
Sayema is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Sayema come from?
Arabic: probably a variant of Saima
Is Sayema a girl's or a boy's name?
Sayema is a girls' name.
How popular is Sayema in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 5 girls.
Sayema in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
Names like Sayema
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saba Sabiha Safia Habiba Faiza Samira Salma Fariha Waziha Nafisa Humaira Aysha
Names related to Sayema
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, “Sayema: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sayema, updated 20 October 2026.