Shahina
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-HEE-na
- Origin
- Persian
Shahina is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “falcon”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shahina mean?
Persian: feminine of Shahin, from shahin 'falcon'
“falcon”
Feminine form of Shahin, from Persian shahin, a royal falcon.
Is Shahina a girl's or a boy's name?
Shahina is a girls' name.
How popular is Shahina 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 9 girls.
Shahina in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
Names like Shahina
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Samira, Sabiha, Saba, Salma, Safia, Alisha, Habiba, Faiza, Sasha, Aysha, Saliha, Fariha
Names related to Shahina
Shanaya, Shania, Sihana, Shauna, Shani, Suhana, Shaina, Shaniya
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) 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, “Shahina: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shahina, updated 20 October 2026.