Given name
Shahina
“resembling a falcon”
Shahina is used as a given name. One Arabic interpretation is “resembling a falcon.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “resembling a falcon.”
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 2012. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shahina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 29
- 0 boys · 29 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 8 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 girls is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 522 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.
Shahina’s family of names
Shahina has a related form in Shaheena. Shahina has a related form in Shaheana. Shahina has a related form in Shaheanah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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