Shubham
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHUB-um
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- US rank, 2025
- #9,710 for boys
Shubham is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “auspicious, fortunate”. In 2025 it ranked 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Shubham mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit shubham
“auspicious, fortunate”
From Sanskrit shubham 'auspicious, fortunate', a word often used in blessings and on invitations.
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Is Shubham a girl's or a boy's name?
Shubham is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shubham in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 7 boys.
Shubham in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
How popular is Shubham in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,710among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Shubham, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2010, with 22 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Shubham in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shubham in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,365 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,916 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
Names like Shubham
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shivam Aarav Arham Ayaan Hamza Shivansh Yahya Muhammad Musa Ishaan Yuvraj Ibrahim
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Siya Leena Veer
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, “Shubham: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shubham, updated 20 October 2026.