MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Shahin mean?
Persian shahin names a falcon, especially a falcon valued in falconry. The bird became a literary image of flight and aspiration in Persian and Urdu poetry.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
शाहीन
Conventional spelling
Arabic
شاهین
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
शाहिन
20,206 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
Devanagari
शहीन
3,179 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Shahin in Indian usage
3,880 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 3,067 records (79%).
- Recorded as male: 813 records (21%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 623 |
| 1980s | 1,636 |
| 1990s | 1,458 |
| Other decades | 163 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 1,541 |
| Delhi | 1,361 |
| Kerala | 781 |
| Other states | 197 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Shahin / M | 6 | 3,256 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Shahin; Table_6, C3614 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Shahin; Table_6, C3614