Shuban
The paiban is a clapper made from several flat pieces of hardwood or bamboo, which is used in many different forms of Chinese music. There are many different types of paiban, and the instrument is also referred to as bǎn (板), tánbǎn, mùbǎn, or shūbǎn (书板). Typical materials used for the paiban include zitan, hongmu, or hualimu, or bamboo, with the slats tied together loosely on one end with cord.
Meaning & Origin of Shuban
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The paiban is a clapper made from several flat pieces of hardwood or bamboo, which is used in many different forms of Chinese music. There are many different types of paiban, and the instrument is also referred to as bǎn (板), tánbǎn, mùbǎn, or shūbǎn (书板). Typical materials used for the paiban include zitan, hongmu, or hualimu, or bamboo, with the slats tied together loosely on one end with cord.
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The Story of Shuban
American parents first put Shuban on the record books as a baby boy name in 2006, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 7 Shubans were born — ranking #9,639 that year. About 62% of every Shuban on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Shuban last appeared in the published SSA data in 2015, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 29 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Shuban
Shuban is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 29 births in the dataset. Shuban's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #9,639. Use the chart and map above to compare Shuban'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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