Shakib
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- sha-KEEB
- Origin
- Arabic
Shakib is a boys' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shakib come from?
Arabic
Is Shakib a girl's or a boy's name?
Shakib is a boys' name.
How popular is Shakib in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Shakib in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Shakib in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
Names like Shakib
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saif Habib Suhaib Samir Haseeb Zohaib Hassan Sahib Saeed Fahad Umair Qasim
Names related to Shakib
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, “Shakib: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shakib, updated 20 October 2026.