Seham
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- seh-HAHM
- Origin
- Arabic
Seham is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “arrows”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Seham mean?
Arabic: Egyptian-style spelling of Siham
“arrows”
Siham is the plural of Arabic sahm, 'arrow'; Seham reflects the Egyptian pronunciation.
Is Seham a girl's or a boy's name?
Seham is a girls' name.
How popular is Seham in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 5 girls.
Seham in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
How popular is Seham in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 9 girls. It first appears in the records in 1983.
Half of all the girls named Seham in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Seham in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
Names like Seham
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Zainab Aaliyah Sumayyah Safaa Hiba Ayah Hafsa Summer Safiya Rahma Ilham
Names related to Seham
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), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Seham: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/seham, updated 20 October 2026.