Fun Facts About the Name Shubham
- 310 babies named Shubham: U.S. records list 310 babies given the name Shubham from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Shubham Mean?
Shubham (Sanskrit śubham, Devanagari शुभम) is a masculine given name meaning auspicious or auspiciousness. It is the neuter form of the Sanskrit adjective śubha (शुभ), meaning auspicious, good, or beautiful, formed with the neuter ending -m. In Sanskrit, śubham can be used as a noun for good fortune or welfare and as an adjective for something auspicious or virtuous. The name is used mainly in India and among Hindu communities, including speakers of Hindi, Marathi, and other Indian languages, but its origin is Sanskrit.
Shubham Name History & Origins
The source word is the Sanskrit adjective śubha, meaning auspicious, good, or beneficial. Its neuter singular form śubham appears in Sanskrit as a noun for auspiciousness, good fortune, or welfare. From Sanskrit the term passed into the modern Indo-Aryan languages. In Hindi it is written शुभम and pronounced shubham; the Sanskrit ś corresponds to Hindi sh, and the short final a is pronounced as a schwa. The name is used in Hindi-speaking regions and in Maharashtra and Gujarat, and it is also used in Indian communities elsewhere. It belongs to the broad Indian tradition of taking Sanskrit words for virtues and auspicious qualities as personal names. The element shubh- also appears in everyday phrases such as shubh ratri (good night) and shubh kamna (good wishes), where it keeps the sense of auspiciousness or good will.
How Popular is the Name Shubham?
Shubham has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2010. Its best rank was #4,040 in 2000.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,518 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #10,717 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #12,029 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #9,564 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #11,923 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #8,712 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #12,007 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #7,530 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #7,949 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #8,012 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #7,473 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #5,638 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #4,498 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #6,375 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #5,729 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #5,864 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #4,650 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2005 | #5,002 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #6,084 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #6,653 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #6,017 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #6,864 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #4,040 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1999 | #7,019 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #8,322 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #6,535 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #7,025 | 8 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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