MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Shihab mean?
Shihab is the Arabic word used for a flame or a bright meteor. Kerala's name vocabulary preserves this celestial light image in a well-established masculine form.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Arabic
شهاب
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
शिहाब
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Shihab in Indian usage
6,196 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,167 |
| 1980s | 4,025 |
| Other decades | 1,004 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Other states | 6,196 |
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 | Shihab / M | 4 | 4,275 |
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 Shihab; Table_6, C5000 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Shihab; Table_6, C5000
- Wiktionary: شهاب ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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