Shahzeb
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- shah-ZEB
- Origin
- Persian
Shahzeb is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “the king's adornment”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shahzeb mean?
Persian: shah 'king' + zeb 'adornment, grace'
“the king's adornment”
From Persian shah, 'king', and zeb, 'adornment' or 'grace'.
Is Shahzeb a girl's or a boy's name?
Shahzeb is a boys' name.
How popular is Shahzeb in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Shahzeb in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shahzeb in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 2 | #4,101 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,174 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
Names like Shahzeb
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saif, Suhaib, Habib, Haseeb, Zohaib, Samir, Fahad, Saeed, Hassan, Uzair, Umair, Qasim
Names related to Shahzeb
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, “Shahzeb: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shahzeb, updated 20 October 2026.