Shamsuddin
Shams al-Din is an Arabic personal name or title.
- Arabic
- Bengali
- Malay
Meaning & Origin of Shamsuddin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shams al-Din is an Arabic personal name or title.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Bengali
- Malay
The Story of Shamsuddin
The earliest SSA record of Shamsuddin as a baby boy name dates back to 1980, when 5 babies received it. 1980 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Shamsuddin — #6,250 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Shamsuddins. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1990 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 10 Shamsuddins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Shamsuddin
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Shamsuddin. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Shams ad-Din
- Shams al-Din
Names that sound like Shamsuddin
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About the name Shamsuddin
Shamsuddin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Shamsuddin's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #6,250. Use the chart and map above to compare Shamsuddin'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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