Shabaz
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- sha-BAHZ
- Origin
- Persian
Shabaz is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “royal falcon”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shabaz mean?
Persian: variant of Shahbaz, from shah 'king' + baz 'falcon'
“royal falcon”
Variant of Shahbaz, from Persian shah, 'king', and baz, 'falcon'.
Is Shabaz a girl's or a boy's name?
Shabaz is a boys' name.
How popular is Shabaz in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 20 boys.
Half of all the boys named Shabaz in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Shabaz in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 20 | #844 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,021 |
Names like Shabaz
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saif Hassan Samir Shah Saeed Hamza Fawaz Fahad Qasim Usman Asad Suhaib
Names related to Shabaz
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, “Shabaz: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shabaz, updated 20 October 2026.