boy's name

Saim

  • Origin Turkish
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 802

Scotland

#426

2003 births

Saim is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Saim is a name of Turkish origin.
  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2011, when 28 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 52,695 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1997.

Saim over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

186
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Saim by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 8
2000s 102
2010s 186
2020s (to 2025) 64

How popular is Saim?

In 2025, Saim was given to 10 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Saim is used

Scotland #426 4 in 2003
England & Wales #2,311 10 in 2025
France as Saïm #2,375 15 in 2025
Canada #2,609 7 in 2024
United States #7,746 10 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

How Saim is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Saïm Saïm is a rare spelling of Saim, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 65 times, mostly in France. 65

Names that peaked alongside Saim

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Saim also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Saim over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Saim

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Saim — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Saim

How popular is the name Saim?

In 2025, Saim was given to 10 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Is Saim a girl's or a boy's name?

Saim is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Saim most popular?

Saim peaked in 2011, when 28 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Saim a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Saim currently ranks #2,311 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.