girls:
260 births since 1999
#5456 (5th percentile)
boys:
93 births since 1993
#4493 (2nd percentile)
overall:
353 births since 1993
#7386 (5th percentile)
The name Shams is the #7,386 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 353 recorded births since 1993. This represents the 4.5% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 4.5% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,456 (4.5% percentile) for all time with 260 births since 1999. For boys, it ranks #4,493 (2.0% percentile) for all time with 93 births since 1993.
Shams first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1993 (1993 for boys and 1999 for girls). Birth data for Shams is available in 21 out of the 31 years between 1993 and 2023 (18 years for girls and 13 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Shams has been given predominantly to girls, with 73.7% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 75.6% of babies named Shams were girls. Interestingly, until around 2006, the name was more popular for boys (72.5% boys from 1993 to 2005), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (79.6% girls from 2006 to 2023).
For girls, Shams reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 3.1% percentile (ranked #918) with 19 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 19 births per million (ranked 3.1% percentile). Despite a peak around 2011, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for girls. Currently, Shams is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #918 (3.1% percentile) with 19 births per million.
For boys, Shams reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 0.7% percentile (ranked #905) with 6 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 6 births per million (ranked 0.7% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2018, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Shams is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #905 (0.7% percentile) with 6 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Shams".
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Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Shams. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 81.3% confident that Shams is pronounced as shamz, which has 1 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is shahmz, at 9.4% confidence, with 1 syllables.
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