Shahida
Girl · sha-HEE-da · Arabic
Shahida is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “witness”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shahida mean?
Arabic: feminine of Shahid
“witness”
Feminine of Shahid, from Arabic shahida, to witness; the masculine can also mean martyr.
- Say it
- sha-HEE-da
Is Shahida a girl's or a boy's name?
Shahida is a girls' name.
How popular is Shahida in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shahida in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Shahida in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,974 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,585 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
Names like Shahida
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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