Given name & surname
Shammah
“the lighted mark”
Shammah is a variant of Shama. One Arabic interpretation is “the lighted mark.”
Original Hebrewשמה
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shammah is a variant of Shama. One Arabic interpretation is “the lighted mark.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shammah 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 1978. 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 Shammah appears in 2 Samuel 23:25, 1 Chronicles 11:27.
- 2 Samuel 23:25
- 1 Chronicles 11:27
From biblical name research
Shammah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 112
- 73 boys · 39 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,510 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,510 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 222 as a first name in 2020; 137 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.
Shammah’s family of names
Shammah has a related form in Shama.
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.
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