The baby name Shuva is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SHOO-vah (common English), IPA: /ˈʃuːvə/.
The baby name Shuva is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SHOO-vah (common English), IPA: /ˈʃuːvə/.
Shuva is Bengali, Hebrew, Sanskrit in Origin.
Shuva is a multicultural given name with two main etymologies. In South Asian use, it reflects the Bengali/Assamese form of Sanskrit shubha, meaning auspicious, good, fortunate, and beautiful, hence conveying blessing and good omen. It is closely related to Bengali Shuvo/Shubho (often masculine) and to Indian Shubha/Subha (often feminine), as well as Shubh and Shubham.
The name has circulated across Bangladesh and eastern India throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, embraced for its positive, festival-tinged associations in Bengali culture. Common variants and spellings include Shuva, Shuba, Subha, Shuvo, Shubho, and Shuvaa; cognates include Hindi Shobha. Separately, in Hebrew (shuvah) it is the feminine imperative 'return,' known from the liturgical phrase 'Shuvah Yisrael,' and used in modern Israel as a rare girl's name evoking themes of homecoming, renewal, and repentance (teshuva). Parents may thus choose Shuva for either auspiciousness or return.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BD | 0 | #218 | 10 | 5,992 | |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #345 | 42 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #439 | 142 | 10,045 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #867 | 15 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 9 | 16,750 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,082 | 11 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,686 | 6 | 28,008 |
Shuva is popular in 16 countries — most recent births per country:
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