Given name & surname
Shamma
“the lighted mark”
Shamma is a variant of Shama. One Arabic interpretation is “the lighted mark.”
Original Hebrewשמא
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shamma is a variant of Shama. One Arabic interpretation is “the lighted mark.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shamma is a variant of Shama. An origin associated with Shama is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb shamem (שמם), “to be desolate or appalled.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Shamma appears in 2 Samuel 23:11.
From biblical name research
Shamma through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2000. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 135 as a first name in 2020; 289 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 7
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Shamma
- Shamma JainIndian diplomatborn 1959
- Shamma Al Mazruipoliticianborn 1993
- Shamma Al BastakiEmirati poet and plastic artistborn 1997
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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