Shaista
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHY-sta
- Origin
- Persian
Shaista is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “polite, refined”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shaista mean?
Persian: from shayista 'worthy, courteous'
“polite, refined”
From Persian shayista, meaning worthy or courteous; common in Pakistan and North India.
Is Shaista a girl's or a boy's name?
Shaista is a girls' name.
How popular is Shaista in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shaista in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Shaista in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,621 |
Names like Shaista
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sasha, Salma, Yasmin, Saba, Aysha, Sana, Sophie, Misha, Alisha, Sima, Suha, Emma
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman, Armaan
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, “Shaista: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shaista, updated 20 October 2026.