Shabayev or Shabaev () is a Tatar masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Shabayeva or Shabaeva. It may refer to Ildar Shabayev (born 1985), Russian football player Ilshat Shabaev, Russian dancer, singer and choreographer Irina Shabayeva, American fashion designer Yevgeny Shabayev (1973–1998), Russian artistic gymnast