Shadman
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- shad-MAHN
- Origin
- Persian
Shadman is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “joyful, happy”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shadman mean?
Persian: shad 'happy' + -man
“joyful, happy”
From Persian shad, 'happy', and the suffix -man; common among Muslims in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Is Shadman a girl's or a boy's name?
Shadman is a boys' name.
How popular is Shadman in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Shadman in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shadman in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
Names like Shadman
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza, Samir, Usman, Yahir, Shayan, Hassan, Said, Yazan, Farhan, Nasir, Abdulrahman, Sahil
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman
Sources
Figures from 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, “Shadman: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shadman, updated 20 October 2026.