Saima can be a feminine given name of Arabic origin or a Finnish feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:

Given name Saima Agha, Pakistani politician Saima Akhtar Bharwana (born 1969), Pakistani politician Saima Akram Chaudhry (born 1985), Pakistani screenwriter Saima Harmaja (1913–1937), Finnish poet and writer Saima Kanwal, Pakistani politician Saima Karimova (1926–2013), Russian geologist Saima Manzoor (born 1981), Pakistani badminton player Saima Mohsin (born 1977), freelance journalist Saima Nadeem, Pakistani politician Saima Noor (often billed as Saima, born 1967), Pakistani film actress Saima Qureshi (born 1978), Pakistani actress Saima Razzaq, British political activist and educator Saima Saleem, Pakistani civil servant Saima Shoukat (born 1984), Pakistani squash player Saima Thakor (born 1996), Indian cricketer Saima Tiik (born 1957), Estonian athletics competitor Saima Wazed (born 1972), daughter of Bangladesh's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina

See also Saima (1844–1846), a Swedish language newspaper in Finland Saimaa, a lake in southeastern Finland