Worldwide, שיבאן (Shiban 
, שיבאן 
) is quite a rare mostly boy's, but seldom female forename. The first name שיבאן is characteristic of India, where it is a rare dominantly boy's, but seldom female name, Israel, where it is a rare male name, and Saudi Arabia. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in India, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. Much less frequently, שיבאן is the last name as well as the forename.