Shamsa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAM-sa
- Origin
- Arabic
Shamsa is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “sun”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shamsa mean?
Arabic: from shams 'sun'
“sun”
From Arabic shams, the sun; used as a girl's name in Arabic-speaking and Muslim communities.
Is Shamsa a girl's or a boy's name?
Shamsa is a girls' name.
How popular is Shamsa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shamsa in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Shamsa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,942 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,417 |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
Names like Shamsa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saba, Salma, Faiza, Aysha, Sabiha, Safia, Fatma, Samira, Habiba, Samah, Zaha, Suha
Names related to Shamsa
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Shamsa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shamsa, updated 20 October 2026.