Shahwaiz
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- shah-WAYZ
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Shahwaiz is a boys' name of Persian origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
Where does Shahwaiz come from?
Persian: Pakistani name beginning with Persian shah 'king'
Is Shahwaiz a girl's or a boy's name?
Shahwaiz is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shahwaiz in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Shahwaiz, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2008, with 5 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Shahwaiz in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
Names like Shahwaiz
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Musa, Zayd, Zayaan, Umar, Zayan, Mustafa, Ibrahim, Amir, Abdullah, Zayyan, Ahmed
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, “Shahwaiz: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shahwaiz, updated 20 October 2026.