Shahzad
Shahzad or Shehzad is a given name and surname. The name is made from شاه, and زاد, so the name means "son of the king". Notable persons with the name include:
- Persian
- Arabic
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Shahzad
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shahzad or Shehzad is a given name and surname. The name is made from شاه, and زاد, so the name means "son of the king". Notable persons with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Persian
- Arabic
- Urdu
The Story of Shahzad
Shahzad first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1977, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 11 Shahzads were born — ranking #7,170 that year. As of 2026, Shahzad ranks #7,725 for baby boys with 10 births, gradually rising (+7%). In total, more than 161 Shahzads have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Shahzad
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Shahzad. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Shahzada
Names that sound like Shahzad
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About the name Shahzad
Shahzad is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 161 births in the dataset. Shahzad's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #7,170. Use the chart and map above to compare Shahzad'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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