Shaheen
Shahin or Shaheen is a male or female given name, and a surname. It is also a Persian adjective meaning "majestic" or "kingly", and is the term in that language for a type of peregrine falcon.
- Persian
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Shaheen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shahin or Shaheen is a male or female given name, and a surname. It is also a Persian adjective meaning "majestic" or "kingly", and is the term in that language for a type of peregrine falcon.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Persian
- Urdu
The Story of Shaheen
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Shaheen as a girl name dates back to 1971, when 7 babies received it. 1984 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Shaheen — #5,539 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 48% of all recorded Shaheens. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1997 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 143 Shaheens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Shaheen on the record books as a boy name in 1972, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 23 Shaheens were born — ranking #2,779 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 25% of all recorded Shaheens. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,525 among boy names with 23 births, rising sharply (+57% over the past five years). In total, more than 615 Shaheens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Shaheen
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About the name Shaheen
Shaheen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 615 births in the dataset. Shaheen's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #2,598. Use the chart and map above to compare Shaheen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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