Shams: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Shams – Meaning: sun – Origin: Arabic – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: SHAHMS


Shams is an Arabic unisex name meaning “sun”. It appears in 4 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Shams

Meaning: Sun.

Origin: Arabic.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Shams

Phonetic: SHAHMS   IPA: /ʃæms/

Popularity of Shams

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1993–2024.

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