MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Shubh mean?
Shubh is the Sanskrit adjective shubha used for what is good or auspicious. Hindi retains it in greetings and expressions of good wishes, giving the short name an everyday positive vocabulary.
Pronunciation
IAST: śubha
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
शुभ
Letter-by-letter: śubha
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Shubh in Indian usage
6,435 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
These totals and margins describe the spelling शुभ.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 2,234 records (34.7%).
- Recorded as male: 4,201 records (65.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 982 |
| 1960s | 1,521 |
| 1970s | 1,527 |
| 1980s | 1,136 |
| 1990s | 756 |
| Other decades | 513 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 2,594 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1,153 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 878 |
| Rajasthan | 876 |
| Haryana | 829 |
| Other states | 105 |
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 | Shubh / M | 8 | 2,664 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
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 Shubh; Table_6, C2908 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Shubh; Table_6, C2908
- Monier-Williams, śubha, p. 1083,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.