Shehbaz
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHEH-baz
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Shehbaz is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “royal falcon”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Shehbaz mean?
Persian: spelling of Shehbaaz, itself a spelling of Shahbaz, shah 'king' + baz 'falcon'
“royal falcon”
From Persian shah, 'king', and baz, 'falcon'; Lal Shahbaz Qalandar is a revered 13th-century Sufi saint of Sindh.
Meaning borrowed from Shehbaaz.
Is Shehbaz a girl's or a boy's name?
Shehbaz is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shehbaz in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 300% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Shehbaz, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys.
2025 had the most boys named Shehbaz of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.
In 2025, 20 boys in the UK were given Shehbaz or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,242, up from #3,747 for this spelling alone.
- Shehbaaz 15
- Shehbaz 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Shehbaz in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
Names like Shehbaz
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gurbaaz Shivansh Gurniwaz Avyaan Krishiv Ivaan Shivay Nirvair Salaar Amir Shahan Rudransh
Other spellings of Shehbaz
Names related to Shehbaz
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, “Shehbaz: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shehbaz, updated 20 October 2026.