Sayma
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SY-ma
- Origin
- Arabic
Sayma is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Sayma come from?
Arabic
Is Sayma a girl's or a boy's name?
Sayma is a girls' name.
How popular is Sayma in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Sayma in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Sayma in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
Names like Sayma
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saba, Faiza, Salma, Sabiha, Safia, Fatma, Habiba, Aysha, Safa, Samira, Iqra, Farah
Names related to Sayma
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, “Sayma: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sayma, updated 20 October 2026.