Sayyeda
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sy-EE-da
- Origin
- Arabic
Sayyeda is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “lady, mistress”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sayyeda mean?
Arabic: spelling of Sayeda, itself a variant of Sayyida
“lady, mistress”
Variant of Sayyida, the feminine of Sayyid, an Arabic title of respect for a lord or noble.
Meaning borrowed from Sayeda.
Is Sayyeda a girl's or a boy's name?
Sayyeda is a girls' name.
How popular is Sayyeda in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 6 girls.
Sayyeda in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
Names like Sayyeda
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Abeeha, Safiya, Safaa, Hiba, Hafsa, Sumayyah, Rahma, Khadija, Zainab, Nusaybah, Rumaysa
Names related to Sayyeda
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, “Sayyeda: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sayyeda, updated 20 October 2026.