Shamsa
In Islamic art, a shamsa is an intricately decorated rosette or medallion which is used in many contexts, including manuscripts, carpets, ornamental metalwork and architectural decoration such as the underside of domes. It can take a number of overall shapes, from circles to stars.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Shamsa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In Islamic art, a shamsa is an intricately decorated rosette or medallion which is used in many contexts, including manuscripts, carpets, ornamental metalwork and architectural decoration such as the underside of domes. It can take a number of overall shapes, from circles to stars.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Shamsa
Shamsa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 8 Shamsas were born — ranking #11,780 that year. As of 2026, Shamsa ranks #15,292 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 30 Shamsas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Shamsa
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About the name Shamsa
Shamsa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 30 births in the dataset. Shamsa's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #11,780. Use the chart and map above to compare Shamsa'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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