Shahab
Boy name
Shahab meaning
Flame, brightness of flame, meteor, man of experience, Bright red colour.
Shahab at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- شهابAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #9,752 in 2023
- Meaning themes
- fire
- nature
- red
Shahab popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1980 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1987 | #4,967 | 8 |
| 1990 | #5,382 | 9 |
| 2000 | #7,415 | 8 |
| 2020 | #12,015 | 5 |
| 2023 | #9,752 | 7 |
All 27 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1978 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1979 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1980 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1983 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1987 | #4,967 | 8 |
| 1988 | #7,268 | 5 |
| 1989 | #5,615 | 8 |
| 1990 | #5,382 | 9 |
| 1991 | #6,518 | 7 |
| 1995 | #6,408 | 8 |
| 1996 | #5,981 | 9 |
| 1997 | #6,618 | 8 |
| 1998 | #9,631 | 5 |
| 2000 | #7,415 | 8 |
| 2002 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2004 | #11,354 | 5 |
| 2006 | #10,659 | 6 |
| 2008 | #11,037 | 6 |
| 2012 | #7,559 | 10 |
| 2017 | #7,543 | 10 |
| 2018 | #8,816 | 8 |
| 2019 | #12,142 | 5 |
| 2020 | #12,015 | 5 |
| 2021 | #10,791 | 6 |
| 2022 | #10,860 | 6 |
| 2023 | #9,752 | 7 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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