UK girl's name
Sayma
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Sayma is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Sayma popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4843, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1998, with 8 births.
This profile covers 68 England and Wales registrations across 14 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. 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 50% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 68 living people in the UK are called Sayma. 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 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Sayma ranked #4843 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1998, when 8 girls were registered as Sayma.
- • About 68 living people in the UK are estimated to have Sayma as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4843
2024
Births in 2024
4
Latest year
Peak year
1998
8 births
Estimated living
68
2026
Popularity
Sayma over time
The chart below shows babies named Sayma registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Sayma, the clearest high point is 1998. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2024, compared with 8 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Sayma by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Sayma 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4843 | 4 | 1 |
| 2010s | #5196 | 7 | 2 |
| 2000s | #3430 | 44 | 9 |
| 1990s | #2331 | 13 | 2 |
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- Sara 14,205
- Skye 13,654
- Samantha 12,697
- Stephanie 9,309
FAQ
Sayma: questions and answers
How popular is the name Sayma in the UK right now?
In 2024, Sayma was ranked #4843 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Sayma most popular?
The peak year on record was 1998, with 8 babies registered as Sayma in England and Wales.
How many people are called Sayma in the UK?
A total of 68 babies have been registered as Sayma across the 14 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.