MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Shamim mean?
Shamim comes from Arabic shamim, used for a fragrant scent. Persian and Urdu poetry use this word when describing flowers and the perfume carried by a breeze.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
शमीम
Conventional spelling
Arabic
شمیم
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Shamim in Indian usage
5,157 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 3,051 records (59.2%).
- Recorded as male: 2,106 records (40.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 306 |
| 1960s | 643 |
| 1970s | 1,654 |
| 1980s | 1,828 |
| 1990s | 542 |
| Other decades | 184 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 3,583 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 977 |
| Kerala | 190 |
| Goa | 151 |
| Other states | 256 |
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.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001