Shahana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-HAH-na
- Origin
- Persian
Shahana is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “royal, regal”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shahana mean?
Persian: shah 'king' + -ana
“royal, regal”
From Persian shahana, meaning royal or regal; shah, 'king', with the suffix -ana.
Is Shahana a girl's or a boy's name?
Shahana is a girls' name.
How popular is Shahana in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shahana in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Shahana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,831 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,815 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,381 |
Names like Shahana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Aisha, Khadija, Samira, Halima, Safiya, Sabiha, Sasha, Summer, Amira, Alisha, Salma
Names related to Shahana
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, “Shahana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shahana, updated 20 October 2026.