Shahed
Mostly girls · sha-HEED · Arabic
Shahed is a name of Arabic origin, meaning “witness”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shahed mean?
Arabic: from shahid 'witness'
“witness”
From Arabic shahid, meaning witness or one who testifies.
- Say it
- sha-HEED
Is Shahed a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Shahed has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls.
How popular is Shahed in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 7 girls.
Shahed in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
How popular is Shahed in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Shahed in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shahed in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
Names like Shahed
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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