UK girl's name
Saimah
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2019. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Saimah is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Saimah popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2019 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5591, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2001, with 16 births.
This profile covers 148 England and Wales registrations across 17 recorded years from 1997 to 2019. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 19% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 147 living people in the UK are called Saimah. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2020 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Saimah ranked #5591 for girls in England and Wales in 2019, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2001, when 16 girls were registered as Saimah.
- • About 147 living people in the UK are estimated to have Saimah as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5591
2019
Births in 2019
3
Latest year
Peak year
2001
16 births
Estimated living
147
2026
Popularity
Saimah over time
The chart below shows babies named Saimah registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2019. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Saimah, the clearest high point is 2001. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2019, compared with 16 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Saimah by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Saimah was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #5462 | 13 | 4 |
| 2000s | #2210 | 113 | 10 |
| 1990s | #2551 | 22 | 3 |
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- Sara 14,205
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FAQ
Saimah: questions and answers
How popular is the name Saimah in the UK right now?
In 2019, Saimah was ranked #5591 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Saimah most popular?
The peak year on record was 2001, with 16 babies registered as Saimah in England and Wales.
How many people are called Saimah in the UK?
A total of 148 babies have been registered as Saimah across the 17 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.