MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Sham mean?
Sham can continue Shyam, the dark-hued epithet of Krishna. A separate Persian word shām denotes evening and is also familiar in Hindi and Urdu.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
श्याम
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
शाम
11,131 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
About spelling and pronunciation
Pronunciation in the dictionary
शाम: /ʃɑːm/ Wiktionary ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Sham in Indian usage
16,013 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (94.2%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 926 records (5.8%).
- Recorded as male: 15,087 records (94.2%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 507 |
| 1960s | 977 |
| 1970s | 2,331 |
| 1980s | 6,201 |
| 1990s | 5,655 |
| Other decades | 342 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 7,474 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 6,169 |
| Delhi | 1,341 |
| Goa | 367 |
| Sikkim | 146 |
| Other states | 516 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Sham / F | 18 | 1,639 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: शाम ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Sham; Table_6, C1709 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Sham; Table_6, C1709
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