Shamsher
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHUM-sher
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
Shamsher is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “sword”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Shamsher mean?
Persian: Persian shamshir, used in Punjabi and Urdu
“sword”
The shamshir is the curved Persian sabre, and its name may lie behind the English word scimitar.
Is Shamsher a girl's or a boy's name?
Shamsher is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shamsher in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 167% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Shamsher, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2000, with 6 boys.
2025 had more boys named Shamsher than any year since 2000.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Shamsher in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
Names like Shamsher
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amir Salaar Umar Shivansh Shahmeer Muhammad Musa River Yahya Nirvair Haider Hamza
More Persian names
Jasper Esther Jasmine Casper Cyrus Yasmin Darius Zorawar Kiyan Rumi Yasmine Kasper Mahnoor Dario Arian Arman
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, “Shamsher: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shamsher, updated 20 October 2026.