Shaban
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- sha-BAHN
- Origin
- Arabic
Shaban is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “eighth Islamic month”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shaban mean?
Arabic: from Sha'ban, an Islamic month
“eighth Islamic month”
Named for Sha'ban, the eighth month of the Islamic calendar, which comes before Ramadan.
Is Shaban a girl's or a boy's name?
Shaban is a boys' name.
How popular is Shaban in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Shaban in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Shaban in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
Names like Shaban
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan, Saif, Usman, Salman, Samir, Saeed, Saifan, Faizan, Ahsan, Qasim, Suhaib, Farhan
Names related to Shaban
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shaban: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shaban, updated 20 October 2026.