Shams
Meaning
"sun, sunlight"
Origin: Arabic
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #3,789
- Total SSA Count
- 40
- Syllables
- 1
- Formality
- Formal
- Nicknames
- Sha, Shy, Shie
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"sun, sunlight"
Origin: Arabic
"blessed, fortunate"
Origin: Arabic
Yumna is more popular, ranked #3781 vs #3789 for Shams.
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Yumna is more popular, ranked #3781 compared to Shams at #3789 in the United States.
Shams means "sun, sunlight" (Arabic origin). Yumna means "blessed, fortunate" (Arabic origin).
Shams is primarily a girl name. Yumna is primarily a girl name.