Shahab
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Persian
Shahab is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “meteor”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shahab mean?
Persian
“meteor”
A transliteration of the Persian male given name شهاب (šahâb).
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Shahab a girl's or a boy's name?
Shahab is a boys' name.
How popular is Shahab in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 7 boys.
Shahab in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
How popular is Shahab in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the boys named Shahab in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shahab in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
Names like Shahab
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Hamza, Ahmed, Musa, Musab, Abdullah, Sahib, Umar, Saif, Mustafa, Ibrahim, Suhaib
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, “Shahab: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shahab, updated 20 October 2026.