Sham name meaning
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What does Sham mean?
Meaning of Sham is Strong Person, Lord Krishna, Darker Skin Tone, Quiet, Tranquillity, Calm, Abstract Meditation on Brahman, Quietism Personified As a Son of Dharma or Epithet of Vishnu has its origin in Hebrew and is used primarily in Gujarati, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, English and Oriya is used for both sexes.
Sham is short of Shamir.
Variants of Sham
How popular is the name Sham?
In United States, Sham is a unique name where it has been in use since 1972 and has secured the place in top 4000 names. In 1974, it ranked 3834th when 33 boys were named Sham.
Over 174 people have been named Sham in United States. Sham is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales where it has been in use since 1996 and achieved its top ranking of 1783 in 2015.
It also recently appeared in France baby girl names chart.
Sham is a rare baby name in Netherlands still in use today. However things change on global perspective, Sham is extremely popular in India where every 1 in 6000 have the name.
Also the baby name is popular in Iran, Pakistan and Malaysia. At least, 250000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our evaluation.
| Year | Boys | Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Births | Rank | Births | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 7601 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 9004 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 10229 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 7940 | 13 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 7320 | 15 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 4232 | 33 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 5814 | 21 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 7216 | 16 |
| 2015 | 12077 | 5 | 6440 | 19 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 8045 | 14 |
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What numbers say about Sham?
People come to you when they need an objective opinion about almost everything, except romance. You can't stand in one place for a long time because it bores you. You are a walking motivation and inspire people to take control over their lives and make the best of themselves. You have a restless spirit and booming energy. You love your family but never show it. When it comes to career, you don't play on the safe side but take risks in order to achieve even greater success.
Do you like Sham? Other names you would love
- Jaaron - Jaaron's meaning is Holy One and To Sing to Shout used for baby boys has its origin in Hebrew. Jaaron is resultant of Jaron.
- Jebbe - Jebbes origin is Hebrew bestowed upon boys, meaning of Jebbe is "Beloved of Yahweh". Jebbe is resulted from Jebediah.
- Lemuel - Prevailing and Perpetual Lemuel has its origin in Hebrew is used as a baby boy name, Lemuel means "Devoted to the Lord, Beloging to God or Devotee" is dominantly used in English and Hindi. In 1920, illustrous Lemuel was the 499th most popular name on the list of baby boy names in United States
- Miken - Unusual and Contemporary Mikens origin is Hebrew bestowed upon baby boys, meaning of Miken is "Clueless, Strange and Odd" is commonly used in English. Miken is resulted from Mikel.
- Hanja is originated from Hebrew bestowed upon girls, Hanja means "Sympathy, Favor and Compassionate". Hanja is short form of Hanna.
Famous people named Sham
- Sham Lal, Indian literary critic and journalist
- Sham 69, English punk rock band that
- Sham Pistols, short-lived punk rock supergroup composed of guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols with vocalist Jimmy Pursey and bass player Dave Tregunna of Sham 69
- Sham Kwok Keung, Hong Kong footballer
- Sham, American thoroughbred race horse and leading three year-old
- Sham Rock, Irish pseudo-folk band
- Sham Chaurasia gharana, gharana
- Shamshad Begum in Mughal-E-Azam as Music Department
- Shams El-Barudy in Ibnati wal-zi'b as Actress
- Shamili Sounderajan in Kaai Raja Kaai as Actress
- Shamila in Contestándole al peluche as Actress
Lists having Sham
- Boys names beginning with S
- Girls names beginning with S
- Hebrew Baby Names
- English Baby Names
- Hindi Baby Names
- Bengali Baby Names
- Gujarati Baby Names
- Kannada Baby Names
- Malayalam Baby Names
- Marathi Baby Names
- Tamil Baby Names
- Telugu Baby Names
- Indian Baby Names
- Baby Names that mean Strong
- Baby Names that mean Lord
- Baby Names that mean Krishna
- Baby Names that mean Skin
- Baby Names that mean Quiet
- Baby Names that mean Calm
- Baby Names that mean Son
- Baby Names that mean Vishnu
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://www.svb.nl/nl/kindernamen/