Is Saima a boy or girl name?

Saima is a girl’s name. Of the 669 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Saima

Recorded 1896–2025 · United States

Saima was most popular in 1998, when 21 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,159 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 669 people named Saima.

Saima over time

Births per year. The dot marks Saima’s peak in 1998. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Saima a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Saima is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 669 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Saima

Where Saima is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 7.4×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org