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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
#2,511among boys
Babies in 2025
9about 1 in 33,000 boys
Five-year trend
Rising fastup 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.

1996Busiest: 9 in 20242025
Shehzad in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20259#2,511
20249#2,515
20234#4,335
20220–
20210–
20200–
20190–
20180–
20170–
20160–
20150–
20140–
20130–
20124#4,147
20110–
20103#4,865
20090–
20080–
20070–
20060–
20050–
20040–
20030–
20023#3,325
20010–
20004#2,612
19990–
19980–
19973#2,979
19965#2,094

Names like Shehzad

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Names related to Shehzad

More Persian names

Every Persian name

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.