The baby name Shoba is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈʃoʊbə/ (SHOH-bah).
Shoba is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Shoba is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈʃoʊbə/ (SHOH-bah).
Shoba is Sanskrit in Origin.
Shoba is a feminine given name from South Asia, stemming from Sanskrit shobha, meaning beauty, splendor, radiance, and grace. The underlying root shubh/shobh conveys to shine and be auspicious, giving the name a sense of pleasing brightness and elegance. Across Indic languages - including Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Sinhala - it appears with slight phonetic shifts, while English transliteration smooths aspiration to produce Shoba alongside the more classical Shobha.
Usage is widespread in Hindu communities and among the Indian and Sri Lankan diaspora, with steady popularity through the twentieth century and visibility in film, literature, and the arts. Common variants include Shobha (standard), Shobhaa (modern stylization), Sobha/Soba (simplified), and the related longer forms Shobhana or Shobana, meaning auspicious or lovely. Informal nicknames such as Shobu or Shobs sometimes appear. The name’s enduring appeal lies in its connotations of grace and luminous presence.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Girls | 0 | #34 | 2 | 2,021 |
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 4,685 |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| SG | 0 | #280 | 3 | 11,010 | |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| MY | 0 | #316 | 15 | 12,352 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #335 | 9 | 15,378 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #340 | 12 | 8,539 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #359 | 38 | 15,987 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #403 | 4 | 8,413 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #460 | 56 | 19,177 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #470 | 5 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #510 | 44 | 20,968 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #529 | 103 | 13,121 |
| BH | 0 | #538 | 16 | 17,937 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #538 | 49 | 18,916 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #554 | 6 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #834 | 161 | 24,821 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #870 | 17 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #908 | 28 | 25,931 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #911 | 8 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #990 | 12 | 16,750 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,045 | 97 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,080 | 13 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,132 | 47 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,599 | 16 | 28,008 |
Shoba is popular in 32 countries — most recent births per country:
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