Globally, شاداب (Shadab 
, Shadaab 
, شاداب 
) is a common dominantly male, but infrequently feminine first name. The given name شاداب is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a common predominantly male, but scarcely girly name, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar, where it is quite a rare boy's name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in India, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan. Much less frequently, شاداب is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Shadab | Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh |
| Shadaab | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States, India, Pakistan |
| شاداب | Afghanistan, Turkey, Yemen, Iran |
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شاداب وجدی Iranian poet, IR |
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| شاداب کبیر Pakistani cricketer, PK (b. 1977) |
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| شاداب خان cricketer, PK (b. 1998) |
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