Shams
Girl · SHAMS · Arabic
Shams is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “sun”. In 2025 it ranked 1,570th for girls in the UK (20 babies) and 3,576th for girls in the US (42 babies).
What does Shams mean?
Arabic
“sun”
Arabic for the sun and the title of Surah 91 of the Qur'an; Shams Tabrizi was the mystic who inspired the poet Rumi.
- Say it
- SHAMS
Is Shams a girl's or a boy's name?
Shams is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 girls in the UK and 42 girls and 7 boys in the US.
How popular is Shams in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,570among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 153% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 20 girls in the UK were named Shams, making it the 1,570th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th.
2025 had the most girls named Shams of any year since it first appeared, in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Shams in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2023, 80% of the babies named Shams in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,719th in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Shams in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,570 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,480 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,329 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,805 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,658 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
How popular is Shams in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,576among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 42about 1 in 38,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 68% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 42 girls in the US were named Shams, making it the 3,576th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,165th. It first appears in the records in 1999. 7 boys were also named Shams in 2025 (9,710th for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Shams of any year since it first appeared, in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Shams in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 86% of the babies named Shams in the US were girls.
Shams in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | #3,576 |
| 2024 | 40 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 34 | #4,189 |
| 2022 | 18 | #6,459 |
| 2021 | 21 | #5,744 |
| 2020 | 24 | #5,165 |
| 2019 | 29 | #4,652 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2017 | 22 | #5,657 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8,004 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
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