Shabana
Shabana is a feminine given name and surname of Arabic origin. People named Shabana include:
Meaning & Origin of Shabana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shabana is a feminine given name and surname of Arabic origin. People named Shabana include:
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The Story of Shabana
Shabana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1975, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 10 Shabanas were born — ranking #6,456 that year. As of 2026, Shabana ranks #15,431 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 159 Shabanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Shabana
Shabana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 159 births in the dataset. Shabana's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #6,456. Use the chart and map above to compare Shabana's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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