Shabaaz
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- sha-BAHZ
- Origin
- Persian
Shabaaz is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “royal falcon”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shabaaz mean?
Persian: spelling of Shabaz, itself a variant of Shahbaz, from shah 'king' + baz 'falcon'
“royal falcon”
Variant of Shahbaz, from Persian shah, 'king', and baz, 'falcon'.
Meaning borrowed from Shabaz.
Is Shabaaz a girl's or a boy's name?
Shabaaz is a boys' name.
How popular is Shabaaz in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 6 boys.
Shabaaz in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
Names like Shabaaz
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saif, Shah, Saeed, Samir, Usman, Hassan, Qasim, Azeem, Asad, Salim, Hamza, Fahad
Names related to Shabaaz
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shabaaz: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shabaaz, updated 20 October 2026.