Chams
“sun”
Unisex name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given unisex name in France
- 119th
- births in 2023–2025
- 65
- babies born in France
- 1 in 27,778
- +0.6% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2018
Meaning and origin of Chams
Chams means “sun” and is of Arabic origin.
Popularity of Chams in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2018.
- Over recent years, Chams has been stable (+0.6% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Chams every 53 schools, all spellings combined.
Same sound, other spellings
- Shams105
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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