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Origin & history of Shahab1
Arabic / Islamic roots
Shahab comes from the Arabic / Islamic tradition, meaning "meteor" or "shooting star" | Formal: "bright celestial object".
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How popular is Shahab?
2012
peak year
Shahab has been losing ground. Once far more common, it has been declining steadily in recent years. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #11386), with about 7 babies named Shahab each year. In 2012, 10 babies received the name (ranked #8044). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 182.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
10
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #8,044)
(ranked #8,044)
7
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
70
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
182
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Shahab3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
✨Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
S1
H8
A1
H8
A1
B2
Sum: 21 → Life path 3
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Personality of Shahab✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
😊
Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
🌈
Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
🗣️
Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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