Shaheer
Boy · sha-HEER · Arabic
Shaheer is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “famous, renowned”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Shaheer mean?
Arabic
“famous, renowned”
- Say it
- sha-HEER
Is Shaheer a girl's or a boy's name?
Shaheer is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shaheer in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Shaheer, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2012, with 22 boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Shaheer than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Shaheer in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were given Shaheer or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,668, up from #2,342 for this spelling alone.
- Shaheer 10
- Shahir 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Shaheer in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 14 | #1,804 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 22 | #1,278 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,585 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,490 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 2 | #3,734 |
How popular is Shaheer in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12,003among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Shaheer, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 22 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
2025 had fewer boys named Shaheer than any year since 1995.
Half of all the boys named Shaheer in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shaheer in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,657 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,427 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
Names like Shaheer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Umar Hamza Ahmed Abdullah Musa Amir Yahya Zayd Rayyan Zayan Mustafa
Other spellings of Shaheer
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