MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Shams mean?
Shams is the Arabic word for the sun and occurs in many longer personal names. The Quran also has a chapter named al-Shams, opening with an invocation of the sun and its brightness.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
शम्स
Conventional spelling
Arabic
شمس
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Shams in Indian usage
2,364 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
These totals and margins describe the spelling शम्स.
Mostly recorded for boys (89.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 244 records (10.3%).
- Recorded as male: 2,120 records (89.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 960 |
| 1990s | 950 |
| Other decades | 454 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 1,586 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 665 |
| Jharkhand | 113 |
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 | Shams / F | 17 | 1,719 |
| Scotland | Shams / F | 3 | 780 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- 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 Shams; Table_6, C1808 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Shams; Table_6, C1808
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Shams; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Shams; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl