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ShahinIn Hebrew: שאהין · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: שָׁאהִיןRomanization: shahín
Shahin (Hebrew: שאהין) is a boy's name. 289 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 31 boys and ranked #389. Its peak year was 2023, with 33 babies.
- People in Israel
- 289
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 31
- rank #389
- Peak year
- 2023
- 33 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Shahin
In Hebrew letters the name is שאהין, read right to left. Shahin is the Latin spelling recorded in Wiktionary; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "shahín" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name from Persian, equivalent to English Shahin or Shaheen
- a Persian/Persian-Jewish surname
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Shahin by year in Israel
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Questions about Shahin
How do you write Shahin in Hebrew?
Shahin is written שאהין in Hebrew (with vowel points: שָׁאהִין). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "shahín".
How many people in Israel are named Shahin?
289 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name שאהין: 0 women and 289 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Shahin a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named שאהין are men.
What does the name Shahin mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name from Persian, equivalent to English Shahin or Shaheen"
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.