Shamim
Shamim or Shameem is an Arabic/Persian unisex name that may refer toGiven nameShamim Aftab, Pakistani politician Shamim Ahamed Roni, Bangladeshi film director and screenwriter Shamim Ahmad, Indian politician Rana Shamim Ahmed Khan, Pakistani politician Shamim Ahmed Khan (1938–2012), Indian sitarist and composer Shameem Akhtar, Bangladeshi film director and screenwriter Shamim Akhtar, Pakistani…
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Bengali
Meaning & Origin of Shamim
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shamim or Shameem is an Arabic/Persian unisex name that may refer toGiven nameShamim Aftab, Pakistani politician Shamim Ahamed Roni, Bangladeshi film director and screenwriter Shamim Ahmad, Indian politician Rana Shamim Ahmed Khan, Pakistani politician Shamim Ahmed Khan (1938–2012), Indian sitarist and composer Shameem Akhtar, Bangladeshi film director and screenwriter Shamim Akhtar, Pakistani…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Bengali
The Story of Shamim
Shamim first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1979, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 8 Shamims were born — ranking #7,314 that year. As of 2026, Shamim ranks #16,210 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 13 Shamims have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Shamim
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Shamim. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Shameem
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About the name Shamim
Shamim is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 13 births in the dataset. Shamim's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #7,314. Use the chart and map above to compare Shamim's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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