Shu'Aib is a distinctive choice, ranked #3134 in 2001. Your child is likely to be the only Shu'Aib in their class.
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UK Rank 2001
#3134
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About the Name Shu'Aib
2001 marks Shu'Aib's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #3134. It has been building momentum steadily rather than spiking suddenly. The name has been relatively new to UK records, first appearing in 2001.
Shu'Aib is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Shu'Aib in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Shu'Aib
Shuaib Adam — Shuaib Adam is a Kenyan sport shooter.
Shuaib Qureshi — Shuaib Qureshi was a Pakistani diplomat, politician, journalist and lawyer.
Musa Shuaib — Musa Muhammad Ali Shuaib was a Lebanese poet and politician who was a member of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party in Lebanon.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Shu'Aib
Unlikely. With around 3 UK babies named Shu'Aib per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Shu'Aib in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Shu'Aib appears in UK birth records for only one year so far — 2001, when it ranked #3,134 with 3 births. That is not enough history to describe a trend.
Shu'Aib is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Shuaib include: Shuaib Adam, Yushau Shuaib and Shuaib Ahmed Abdulkadir. Short summaries for each appear below.
Shuaib does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Shuaibs in the wild.
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UK babies named Shu'Aib (2001)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
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Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Shu'Aib
Almost certainly the only Shu'Aib in the class
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UK Popularity (2001–2001)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Shu'Aib
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Shuaib bin Haji Lazim, sometimes misspelled as Shuib bin Lazim, was a Malaysian politician, businessman and teacher who served as the Senator in the Malaysian parliament from April 1988 to July 1991.