Shams name meaning

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Updated: May 30th, 2024
Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl
Origin: Arabic
Usage: Arabic, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu, Arabic, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya and Tamil
Meaning: Fragrance, With Faith, A Planet, Sun and The Sun
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What does Shams mean?

Anomalous Shams came from Arabic is majorly used in Arabic, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Marathi, Danish, Kannada, Gujarati, Finnish, Sindhi, Norwegian, Bengali, Swedish and Oriya, meaning of Shams is "Fragrance, With Faith, A Planet, Sun or The Sun" is used as a gender insensitive name.

Shams is equivalent of The Arabic Name شَمس Meaning Sun in Latin language.

Variants of Shams

Shamz

How popular is the name Shams?

Shams is an uncommon baby name in United States, even after 21 years of use, it could not make it big. There are over 188 babies that have been given the name Shams in United States.

In England and Wales, it has been in use since 1997 and peaked in 1997 when it ranked 2859th. During its 34 years of usage in France, it had made up to just the top 2000 girl names.

Over 258 people have been named Shams in France.

However things change on global perspective, Shams is extremely popular in Pakistan where every 1 in 700 have the name. Also the baby name is popular in Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iraq, Sudan, Yemen, India and Oman.

As per our research, over 560000 babies have been bestowed Shams around the globe.

YearBoysGirls
RankBirthsRankBirths
2023726011417734
2022108086643618
2021703711571921
2020119785514624
2019107856464029
201800708016
2017107606565122
201600886412
2015106346799814
201400895412
View more ▾View full list ▾[1] Source: Social Security Administration

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Numerological aspects of Shams

Your friends have a hard time decoding your mood. You hate routines and prefer freelance work. Details matter to you, especially when it comes to choosing your love partner. You have the ability to predict things before they happen thanks to your strong intuition. You hypnotize people with your eyes and the way you talk. The number 6 as your expression number reveals you have a caring nature.

Other names similar to Shams, for would be parents

  •  Bashir - Origin of Unorthodox Bashir is in Arabic and Turkish is prevalently used in Marathi and Hindi used as a boy name, meaning of Bashir is "Auspicious, Bringer of Glad Tidings or Prudent"
  •  Kuwaysah especially is used in Arabic and Sindhi, meaning of Kuwaysah is "Pretty" is a girl name
  •  Shua means Light, Sunshine or Luster is chiefly used in Arabic, Sindhi and Arabic is used for both boys and girls
  •  Haady - Haady's meaning is Guiding to the Right is especially used in Kannada and Gujarati is used for boys
  •  Asrar - Recent and Rarefied Asrar primarily is used in Arabic and Arabic is originated from Arabic, meaning of Asrar is "Secrets, Secret or Mysteries" is bestowed upon both sexes

Famous people named Shams

  • Shams ad-Din ibn Muhammad, Sultan of the Sultanate of Adal and a son of Muhammad ibn Badlay
  • Shams al-Din al-Samarqandi, 13th-century astronomer and mathematician
  • Shams al-Dīn Abū Abd Allāh al-Khalīlī, Mamluk-era Syrian astronomer
  • Shams Tabraiz, Ismaili saint in India
  • Shams al-Din ibn Fazl Allah, leader of the Sarbadars of Sabzewar
  • Shams Tabrizi, was a Persian
  • Shams al-Dawla, Buyid ruler of Hamadan from 997 to 1021
  • Shams Pahlavi, elder sister of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
  • Shamshad Begum in Mughal-E-Azam as Music Department
  • Shams El-Barudy in Ibnati wal-zi'b as Actress
  • Shamshad Akhtar in Ae Fond Kiss... as Actress
  • Shamsuddin in Ishq as Actor

Sources

  1. Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
  2. Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
  3. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
  4. Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
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