Given name
Ihab
“a gift from God”·“a gift”
Ihab is used as a given name. Interpretations include “a gift from God” (Arabic) and “a gift” (Arabic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a gift from God” (Arabic) and “a gift” (Arabic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ihab through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 23
- 23 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 838 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ihab’s family of names
Ihab may belong to the same name family as IHABB. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Ihab
- Ihab AbdelrahmanEgyptian javelin throwerborn 1989
- Ehab TawfikEgyptian singer and actorborn 1966
- Ihab HassanAmerican literary theorist (1925–2015)
- Ehab GalalEgyptian association football player and manager (1967–2024)
- Ihab al-GhusseinPalestinian politician1979–2024
- Ihab Al-MatbouliJordanian boxerborn 1985
- Kidnapping and murder of Ihab el-SherifEgyptian diplomat and politician (1954-2005)
- Ehab El MasryEgyptian footballerborn 1985
- Ihab MakhloufSyrian businessman1973–2024
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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