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Saima

100% girls · 9 born in 2025

Saima has been given to about 669 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1998, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 502
Median age today25 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Saima per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1998 · 21
  • Born in 20259
  • All time669
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Saima?

Its best year was 1998, when 21 babies were given the name, ranking 5092nd. The typical living American called Saima is about 25 years old today.

Names that sound like Saima

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Naima0.85
  2. Salma0.80
  3. Fatima0.75
  4. Zaira0.75
  5. Shaina0.69
  6. Sarina0.69
  7. Samira0.69
  8. Sabina0.69

Middle names for Saima

Ranked by flow score
  1. Saima Josephine0.84
  2. Saima Rose0.83
  3. Saima Louise0.83
  4. Saima June0.82
  5. Saima Pearl0.82
  6. Saima Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Saima

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.75
  2. Nathanaelbrother · 0.74
  3. Dereckbrother · 0.74
  4. Emeraldsister · 0.74
  5. Daliasister · 0.73
  6. Aracelisister · 0.73

Where Saima is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Saima White0.78
    2. Saima Reyes0.78
    3. Saima Nguyen0.78
    4. Saima Moore0.78
    5. Saima Lee0.78
    6. Saima Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Saima

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. Norway1945–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.