girl's name
Sihem
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 3,000
France
#771
2025 births
Sihem is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 50 babies in France, ranking #771. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Sihem is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in France in 2013, when 90 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 11,790 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1969.
Sihem over time
Births per decade in France, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 215 |
| 1980s | 595 |
| 1990s | 585 |
| 2000s | 585 |
| 2010s | 735 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 280 |
How popular is Sihem?
In 2025, Sihem was given to 50 babies in France, ranking #771 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Sihem is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Sihèm | Sihèm is a rare spelling of Sihem, written with a grave accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Sihem
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Sihem also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sihem over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Sihem
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sihem — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Sihem
Is Sihem a girl's or a boy's name?
Sihem is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Sihem most popular?
Sihem peaked in 2013, when 90 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Sihem a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sihem currently ranks #771 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.