UK girl's name
Seyma
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2016. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Seyma is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Seyma popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2016 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5785, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2008, with 5 births.
This profile covers 23 England and Wales registrations across 7 recorded years from 2000 to 2016. 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 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 23 living people in the UK are called Seyma. 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 2017 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Seyma ranked #5785 for girls in England and Wales in 2016, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2008, when 5 girls were registered as Seyma.
- • About 23 living people in the UK are estimated to have Seyma as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5785
2016
Births in 2016
3
Latest year
Peak year
2008
5 births
Estimated living
23
2026
Popularity
Seyma over time
The chart below shows babies named Seyma registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2000 to 2016. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Seyma, the clearest high point is 2008. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2016, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Seyma by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Seyma 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 | #5815 | 9 | 3 |
| 2000s | #4278 | 14 | 4 |
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Names similar to Seyma
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- Scarlett 34,261
- Sienna 32,418
- Sofia 29,136
- Sarah 27,961
- Shannon 25,510
- Summer 24,167
- Sara 14,205
- Skye 13,654
- Samantha 12,697
- Stephanie 9,309
FAQ
Seyma: questions and answers
How popular is the name Seyma in the UK right now?
In 2016, Seyma was ranked #5785 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Seyma most popular?
The peak year on record was 2008, with 5 babies registered as Seyma in England and Wales.
How many people are called Seyma in the UK?
A total of 23 babies have been registered as Seyma across the 7 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.