Shaimaa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAY-ma
- Origin
- Arabic
Shaimaa is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shaimaa mean?
Arabic: spelling of Shaima, itself a variant of Shayma
Shayma bint al-Harith was the foster sister of the Prophet Muhammad.
Meaning borrowed from Shaima.
Is Shaimaa a girl's or a boy's name?
Shaimaa is a girls' name.
How popular is Shaimaa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 5 girls.
Shaimaa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
Names like Shaimaa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saba, Salma, Faiza, Safaa, Safia, Samah, Safa, Habiba, Farah, Sabiha, Fatma, Aysha
Names related to Shaimaa
Saima, Samaa, Samaya, Shayma, Shaima, Shama, Shamiah, Shamima
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, “Shaimaa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shaimaa, updated 20 October 2026.