Shams
Girl name · #3626 in 2025 · Very rare
Shams is currently the #3626 girl name in the United States — 42 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #8008, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 42,857 girls born in 2025 was named Shams.
The 26-year story
Shams first appears in the Social Security records in 1999, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 42 babies and a rank of #3577. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Shams per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Shams in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Shams is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Shams will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Shams is most common
State-level data for Shams is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Shams
Statistically, parents drawn to Shams tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Airis, Sedra, Saavi, Emrys, and Summit.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Shams | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | #3577 |
| 2024 | 40 | #3758 |
| 2023 | 34 | #4191 |
| 2022 | 18 | #6464 |
| 2021 | 21 | #5748 |
| 2020 | 24 | #5168 |
| 2019 | 29 | #4653 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7100 |
| 2017 | 22 | #5661 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8875 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8008 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8966 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11969 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16764 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9231 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13704 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13924 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12420 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14502 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14411 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Shams a popular girl name?
Shams ranked #3626 among girls in 2025 with 42 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8008.
When was the name Shams most popular?
Shams peaked in 2025, when 42 American girls received the name (ranked #3577 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Shams?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 42,857 newborn American girls was named Shams. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.