Shaymaa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAY-mah
- Origin
- Arabic
Shaymaa is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “one with a beauty mark”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shaymaa mean?
Arabic: spelling of Shayma; from Arabic Shayma' (Shaymaa), a feminine name
“one with a beauty mark”
Ash-Shayma bint al-Harith was the foster-sister of the Prophet Muhammad.
Meaning borrowed from Shayma.
Is Shaymaa a girl's or a boy's name?
Shaymaa is a girls' name.
How popular is Shaymaa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 9 girls.
Shaymaa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
Names like Shaymaa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Safaa, Salma, Summer, Saba, Faiza, Safiya, Safia, Zainab, Aaliyah, Sabiha, Sumayyah
Names related to Shaymaa
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) 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, “Shaymaa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shaymaa, updated 20 October 2026.