Shaam
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAHM
- Origin
- Arabic
Shaam is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shaam mean?
Arabic: spelling of Sham; Arabic name for the Levant or Damascus
Bilad al-Sham is the Arabic name for the Levant, and Sham is also used for Damascus.
Meaning borrowed from Sham.
Is Shaam a girl's or a boy's name?
Shaam is a girls' name.
How popular is Shaam in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2019, with 6 girls.
Shaam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
Names like Shaam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Ayah, Safaa, Zainab, Nusaybah, Sumayyah, Reem, Ruqayyah, Aaliyah, Rahma, Safiya, Abeeha
Names related to Shaam
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shaam: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shaam, updated 20 October 2026.