Shanaz
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-NAHZ
- Origin
- Persian
Shanaz is a girls' name of Persian origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shanaz come from?
Persian: probably a variant of Shahnaz, shah 'king' + naz 'pride'
Is Shanaz a girl's or a boy's name?
Shanaz is a girls' name.
How popular is Shanaz in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shanaz in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Shanaz in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,974 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,502 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,621 |
Names like Shanaz
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yasmin Sasha Saba Salma Simran Aysha Samah Faiza Safia Sahar Sana Yasmine
Names related to Shanaz
More Persian names
Jasper Esther Jasmine Casper Cyrus Darius Zorawar Kiyan Rumi Kasper Mahnoor Dario Arian Arman Armaan Jazmin
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, “Shanaz: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shanaz, updated 20 October 2026.