How Many People Are Named Shams?
people named Shams are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 768,055 people in the US has this name
Based on 448 babies named Shams in Social Security records from 1993 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
49 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Shams, 76.4% were girls and 23.6% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 2010s: 80.7% of the babies were girls then and 79.6% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Shams alive today is about 8 years old, and 99% are under 30. Half of them were between 2 and 10 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Shams first appears in the records in 1993, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 49 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1993 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Shams has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,634, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #3,634. Among boys, its best rank was #6,433, in 1999.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,634 | #10,507 |
| Best rank | #3,634 (2025) | #6,433 (1999) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,604 in the 2020s | #9,117 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Shams alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Shams were born in California than in any other state: about 18 of those alive today.
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