Saheim

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 10 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Saheim by the numbers

Saheim was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

What we can tell you about Saheim

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Saheim. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Salempeace; derived from place name366 in the US (2017)
  • Sahilshore or coast25 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Saleemsafe, peaceful, healthy14 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Salimsafe or peaceful17 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Sahibmaster; lord; companion40 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Sahirwaking, awake, or one who stays awake39 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Saheim

Names that are said the same way as Saheim, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Saaimfasting one; one who observes fasting4 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Saheim

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