Shabnam
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- shab-NAM
- Origin
- Persian
Shabnam is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “dew”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shabnam mean?
Persian: shab 'night' + nam 'moisture'
“dew”
Persian word for dew, literally night moisture; used in Iran, Afghanistan and South Asia.
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Is Shabnam a girl's or a boy's name?
Shabnam is a girls' name.
How popular is Shabnam in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 19 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shabnam in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Shabnam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,576 |
| 1998 | 16 | #1,289 |
| 1997 | 16 | #1,278 |
| 1996 | 19 | #1,090 |
How popular is Shabnam in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1985, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the girls named Shabnam in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shabnam in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,257 |
| 1992 | 20 | #4,842 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 |
| 1990 | 19 | #4,863 |
| 1989 | 16 | #5,280 |
| 1988 | 15 | #5,316 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,307 |
| 1986 | 19 | #4,184 |
| 1985 | 22 | #3,729 |
| 1984 | 18 | #4,165 |
| 1983 | 19 | #3,948 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,532 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 17 | #4,326 |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,091 |
| 1978 | 13 | #4,931 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
Names like Shabnam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Summer, Maham, Safa, Saba, Farah, Zainab, Ilham, Ahlam, Safiya, Samah, Salma, Safaa
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shabnam: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shabnam, updated 20 October 2026.