Given name
Seema
“a symbol; a sign”
Seema is used as a given name. One Greek interpretation is “a symbol; a sign.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “a symbol; a sign.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Seema through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,192
- 0 boys · 1,192 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 56 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,779 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −2%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,779 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 56 in 1981. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,150 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Seema’s family of names
Seema has a related form in Seyma. Seema has a related form in Syma. Seema has a related form in Seama.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Seema
- Seema BiswasIndian actressborn 1965
- Seema PuniaIndian discus throwerborn 1983
- Seema RaoIndian commando trainerborn 1970
- Seema MalhotraBritish politician (born 1972)
- Seema BislaIndian amateur wrestlerborn 1992
- SeemaIndian actressborn 1957
- Seema PahwaIndian actressborn 1962
- Seema MehtaKaratha expert in Indiaborn 1976
- Seema Rahmaniactressborn 1969
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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