Globally, שאבאד (Shabad 
, Schabad 
, שאבאד ) is quite a rare unisex forename. The first name שאבאד is characteristic of United Arab Emirates, where it is a rare male name, India, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in India, Pakistan, and United Arab Emirates. Likewise, שאבאד is the last name as well as the forename.