Shehzad
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
Shehzad is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “king”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies).
What does Shehzad mean?
Persian
“king”
A male given name from Persian.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Shehzad a girl's or a boy's name?
Shehzad is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shehzad in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,511th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 733% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Shehzad, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 9 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Shehzad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
Names like Shehzad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Fahad, Muhammad, Hamza, Azad, Murad, Ahad, Hammad, Saeed, Salim, Asad, Mahad, Amir
Names related to Shehzad
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, “Shehzad: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shehzad, updated 20 October 2026.