Given name

Shioban

“God is gracious”

Shioban is a variant of Siobhan. In Irish use, Siobhan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Shioban is a variant of Siobhan. In Irish use, Siobhan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Shioban through the years

Babies since 1880
5
0 boys · 5 girls
Most popular year
1984
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
012320002025Highest share 19840.0
Shioban in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1984–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1984. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Shioban’s family of names

Shioban has a related form in Siobhan.

Walk Shioban’s family in the name graph

ShiobanSiobhan

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Shioban, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Welsh

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Hebrew

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English

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Italian

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Hebrew

Shayna

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Elicia

“my God is bountiful”

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Sibling ideas

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